TY - JOUR TI - Using Media to Promote Public Awareness of Early Detection of Kaposi’s Sarcoma in Africa VL - 2020 PY - 2020 DA - 2020/03/21 DO - 10.1155/2020/3254820 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/3254820 AB -背景。尽管它的标志性的皮肤表现，最卡波西非洲肉瘤（KS）被诊断太晚了有效的治疗。早期诊断将只达到若患者KS照顾更早出现。我们假设，关于KS公众意识可以通过接触常见的媒体得到增强。方法。We developed educational messages regarding early detection of KS for the general African public portraying a three-part theme: “Look” (regularly examine one’s skin/mouth), “Show” (bring to the attention of a healthcare provider any skin/mouth changes), and “Test” (ask for a biopsy for definitive diagnosis). We packaged the messages in three common media forms (comic strips, radio, and video) and tested their effect on increasing KS awareness among adults attending markets in Uganda. Participants were randomized to a single exposure to one of the media and evaluated for change in KS-related knowledge and attitudes.结果。间420倍的参与者，媒体曝光导致增加识别KS（从0.95％预测试到46％后测）的能力;认识到人是在为KS（29％〜50％）的风险;认为它们可以是在风险（63％至76％）;和知识，确诊需要活检（23％至51％）（全 ）。大多数与会者（96％）中发现的媒体文化相适应的。结论。暴露于媒体特色的“看”，“显示”和“测试”的主题，导致知识和变化有关乌干达公众对KS的态度。发病率高，在非洲KS的生存贫困人口的动力，以进一步评估这些媒体，这些都是免费的在线。JF - 肿瘤学杂志SN的 - 1687-8450 PB - Hindawi出版SP - 3254820 KW - A2 - Kanat，厄兹坎AU - 湖人-Oketta，杨千嬅AU - 巴特勒，丽莎AU - Kadama-Makanga，菲利帕AU - 英格利斯，罗伯特AU - 温格，梅根AU - Katongole-Mbidde，爱德华AU - 毛雷尔，托比AU - Kambugu，安德鲁AU - 马丁，杰弗里ER -