CD-ROM Technology to Increase Appropriate Self-Care and Preventive Behaviors Among Army and Navy Women.
Abstract
The purpose of this report is to report the results of the second year of a four-year study to investigate and address enlisted Army and Navy women's needs for basic gynecological and reproductive health education in order to enhance military readiness and general well-being. In the first phase of the study, a needs assessment was begun in which the methods included: 1) a mall survey of knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) from a random sample of Army and Navy clinicians and chiefs of military medical departments; and 2) focus groups with enlisted Army and Navy women and with their health care providers. This second year focused on developing the focus group guides, updating literature review, beginning a secondary analysis of a national survey of military personnel health related behaviors, and' obtaining approval for a cross service survey from the Defense Manpower Data Center. Based on the results of the needs assessment, a culturally sensitive, multimedia CD-ROM and accompanying materials will be developed with the help of an advisory panel of military health care providers and with periodic reviews by the target audience. This intervention will then be tested in Army and Navy medical clinics in conjunction with annual Pap test screening.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA362645
Entities
People
- Nancy L. Atkinson