Overview
The goal of this non-randomised trial is to test how a workshop that includes religiously-tailored messages can help increase the uptake of breast, colorectal and cervical cancer screening among Muslim women in North East England and Scotland.
The results of this trial will inform the development of a full-scale randomised-controlled trial.
Participants in this study will be asked to take part in a two-hour workshop, deliver either online or in-person.
Description
Low rates of cancer screening among Muslim women puts them at higher risk of death from screening since they do not detect cancer early. This study will work to increase the uptake of cancer screening among Muslim women using two-hour workshops delivered in the community.
The workshops were developed with the help of 10 Muslim women in Scotland. The workshops include four parts:
- A discussion on the barriers and facilitators to breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening
- A health information session given by a female health provider on cancer screening
- Videos of Muslim women talking about their experiences with cancer screening
- A session given by a female religious scholar to discuss Islamic perspectives on cancer screening.
Another eighteen Muslim women then took part in the workshops; they gave positive feedback on the content of the workshops and how the sessions were delivered.
In the feasibility trial, the workshops will be delivered to 200 Muslim women to find out whether a full-scale randomised-controlled trial can take place. This study will be carried out with the help of 10 Muslim women who will give advice on the content of the workshops and plan for implementation; they will also help with the delivery of the workshops.
It is expected that this study will lead to changes in knowledge and screening uptake among participants.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women from any ethnicity identifying as Muslim
- Muslim Women aged 25-74 years
- Muslim women living in North East England or Scotland
- Muslim women who are not up-to-date with all cancer screening they are eligible for; women who are up-to-date with one type of screening but not others would be eligible (for example, women might be up-to-date with breast cancer screening but not cervical or bowel cancer screening)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women who do not identify as Muslim
- Women aged less than 25 years or older than 74 years
- Women who are up-to-date with all the screening they are eligible for
- Women who had either breast, cervical or bowel cancer before as their knowledge of the disease and treatment would differ from other women who do not have any prior experience with the disease
- Women who have had BReast CAncer gene testing and underwent mastectomy and/or hysterectomy