Fourth and a Mile: Using Theater in Comparison to Workshop/Lecture as an Approach to Educating African American Men About Prostate Cancer

摘要: The American Cancer Society's Facts & Figures for African Americans 2011–2012 (Atlanta) reports that men have the highest incidence of prostate cancer (ACS, 2011) and death rate any racial or ethnic group in United States nearly all cancers. fact 40 percent males are being diagnosed with cancer, 16 estimated to die from condition, demands research action. This study examines effectiveness theater comparison standard workshop/lecture educating about cancer. Employing a retrospective/pre–post-test design, recruited 127 attend workshop/lectures. Researchers assessed increasing participants' knowledge awareness workshop/lecture. Results indicate statistically significant increases playgoers before after play. Participants also reported likelihood engaging healthy pro-social prostate-related behaviors. In addition, results increase participants who attended was greater than Thus proved be more effective findings suggest further will needed identify innovative educational tools alter health-related