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Citation

Kelly PJ, Lesser J, Peralez-Dieckmann E, Castilla M. Issues Ment. Health Nurs. 2007; 28(3): 241-253.

Affiliation

School of Nursing, University of Missouri - Kansas City. Kansas City, Missouri. USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/01612840601172577

PMID

17454278

Abstract

Violence against women is a major influence on women's mental health. We used popular education techniques to train 14 Spanish-speaking women as promotoras (community health workers) to increase awareness about violence against women in low income Texas communities. These women then conducted over 80 presentations in Spanish in local community settings. The impact of the program on the promotoras and on women attending the presentations was evaluated using qualitative methods. This research lends support to the idea that nurses working in community mental health settings must use innovative primary prevention strategies and evaluation mechanisms to change awareness about violence against women.


Language: en

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