Women's responses to changes in U.S. Preventive Task Force's mammography screening guidelines: results of focus groups with ethnically diverse women.

Background: The 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) changed mammography guidelines to recommend routine biennial screening starting at age 50.

Improving completion rates for client intake forms through Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interview (ACASI): results from a pilot study with the Avon Breast Health Outreach Program.

This study compares rates of completion of client intake forms (CIFs) collected via three interview modes: audio computer-assisted self-interview (ACASI), face-to-face interview (FFI), and self-administered paper-based interview (SAPI). A total of 303 clients served through the Avon Breast Health Outreach Program (BHOP) were sampled from three U.S.

Use of evidence-based strategies to promote mammography among medically underserved women.

Background: Several web-based resources recommend effective intervention strategies to promote use of mammography but there is limited information on whether the strategies are used, particularly by organizations that serve medically underserved women.

Purpose: In 2010, data collected by the Avon Breast Health Outreach Program (BHOP) were analyzed to examine the diffusion of evidence-based intervention strategies among funded organizations.

Methods: Data on intervention strategies were obtained from a 2009 survey of Avon BHOP organizations funded during 2006-2009.