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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ethn Health. 2018 Nov 4;26(4):554–570. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2018.1539219

Table 1.

Description of Desi Sehat

Section Overview of content # Pages
What is CRC and are you at risk? Information about CRC
Key terms
Risk factors for CRC
Quiz on CRC facts
6
How does screening save lives? Description of how screening reduces risk
Reviews low adherence in New Jersey
1
Is our South Asian community on-schedule for screening? Physician picture and recommendation to be screened 1
What are the screening tests, what tests are recommended, and what does each test entail? Reviews test procedures and preparation
Comparison of test procedures
5
What do people from our community say about screening, and what have you heard about it? Sample experiences of SAs who chose screening
Discussion prompt to ask participant what he/she has heard about screening
1
Steps to making a decision What test participant is considering
What test participant prefers
Understanding attitudes about screening
Selection of benefits and barriers from a list
Selection of top two benefits and top two barriers
Narratives from South Asian men and women regarding barriers they have overcome
Discussion of ways to address barriers
Rating of confidence in plan to address barrier
13
Steps to scheduling a test Pathways to screening test for those who have medical insurance and those who do not
Information about Medicare coverage
List of free or low-cost screening in NJ
Planning documents for those who have health insurance and those who do not
Assistance with scheduling a test
11