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: 1. To determine the prevalence of cancer and cancer related non-communicable diseases among Sri Lankan Sinhalese living in the greater Houston area. 2. To study the distribution of risk factors for cancer in this population. 3. To study the pattern of utilization of methods available for early detection of cancer in this population. 4. To study and compare the findings of this survey with that of the siblings of this population living in Sri Lanka.
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.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Questions to collect health information specific to Sri Lankans.
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States
City of Houston Department of Health and Human Services
Houston, Texas, United States
University of Peradeniya
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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.
Time frame: 3 Years
To study and compare the findings of this survey with that of the siblings of this population living in Sri Lanka.
Time frame: 1 Year
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