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Objectives:
General objective:
To determine how acculturation to United States has influenced the health and cancer risk among a US migrant Sri Lankan population.
Specific objectives:
A health survey among Sinhala adults living in Houston comparing the health and health habits between the Sri Lankans living in Houston and their close relatives living in Sri Lanka.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Sri Lankan Sinhalese | Sri Lankan Sinhalese adults (18 years of age or older) living in the greater Houston area, but born in Sri Lanka. |
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| Siblings or Cousins in Sri Lanka | Siblings or the first cousins of the study participants living in Sri Lanka of same sex and of an age plus or minus 10 years. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Questionnaire | Behavioral | Questions to collect health information specific to Sri Lankans. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Determine how acculturation to US has influenced health and cancer risk (prevalence of cancer related non-communicable diseases, distribution of risk factors, early cancer detection method utilization) among Sri Lankan Sinhalese in greater Houston area. | 3 Years |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| To study and compare the findings of this survey with that of the siblings of this population living in Sri Lanka. | 1 Year |
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Inclusion Criteria:
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Sri Lankan Sinhalese adults (18 years of age or older) living in the greater Houston area, but born in Sri Lanka. Siblings or the first cousins of the study participants living in Sri Lanka of same sex and of an age plus or minus 10 years.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Richard A. Hajek, PHD, MS, BA | M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston | Texas | 77030 | United States | ||
| City of Houston Department of Health and Human Services |
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| Label | URL |
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| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Website | View source |
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| ID | Term |
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| D011795 | Surveys and Questionnaires |
| ID | Term |
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| D003625 | Data Collection |
| D004812 | Epidemiologic Methods |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
| D017531 | Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms |
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| Houston |
| Texas |
| 77054 |
| United States |
| University of Peradeniya | Peradeniya | 20400 | Sri Lanka |
| D011787 | Quality of Health Care |
| D017530 | Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation |
| D011634 | Public Health |
| D004778 | Environment and Public Health |