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- Title
Entertainment-Education? A Fotonovela? A New Strategy to Improve Depression Literacy and Help-Seeking Behaviors in At-Risk Immigrant Latinas.
- Authors
Hernandez, Maria Y.; Organista, Kurt C.
- Abstract
Research shows high risk for depression among immigrant Latinas known to increase during the acculturation process. Several barriers such as stigma and low health literacy result in an under-utilization of needed treatment among these women. In response, this study replicated the effectiveness of a Spanish language fotonovela, a form of Entertainment-Education (E-E), designed to increase depression literacy, decrease stigma, and increase help-seeking knowledge and behavior in Latinos. Specifically, this study evaluated a fotonovela delivered in a multifaceted approach to health education used by promotoras. A pretest-posttest randomized control group experimental design with 142 immigrant Latinas at risk for depression was employed. Results indicate significant posttest improvements in depression knowledge, self-efficacy to identify the need for treatment, and decreased stigma in experimental as compared to control group participants. Findings support the application of E-E health literacy tools such as fotonovelas, delivered in multifaceted approaches to health education used by promotoras, to Latinas at risk for mental health concerns.
- Subjects
HEALTH education; FOTONOVELAS; AT-risk people; HISPANIC American women; WOMEN immigrants; DEPRESSION in women; ACCULTURATION
- Publication
American Journal of Community Psychology, 2013, Vol 52, Issue 3/4, p224
- ISSN
0091-0562
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10464-013-9587-1