Salud es Vida: a Cervical Cancer Screening Intervention for Rural Latina Immigrant Women

This study examined the feasibility and efficacy of Salud es Vida —a promotora -led, Spanish language educational group session on cervical cancer screening (Pap tests)—self-efficacy (belief in ability to schedule and complete a Pap test), and knowledge among immigrant Hispanic/Latina women from far...

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Published in:Journal of cancer education 2017-12, Vol.32 (4), p.690-699
Main Authors: Luque, John S., Tarasenko, Yelena N., Reyes-Garcia, Claudia, Alfonso, Moya L., Suazo, Norma, Rebing, Laura, Ferris, Daron G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cancer
Cancer Research
Cervical cancer
Community Health Workers
Control Groups
Early Detection of Cancer
Emigrants and Immigrants
Female
Georgia
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hispanic Americans - statistics & numerical data
Hispanic people
Humans
Intervention
Medical screening
Noncitizens
Papanicolaou Test - methods
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Rural Population
Spanish
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - prevention & control
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Summary:This study examined the feasibility and efficacy of Salud es Vida —a promotora -led, Spanish language educational group session on cervical cancer screening (Pap tests)—self-efficacy (belief in ability to schedule and complete a Pap test), and knowledge among immigrant Hispanic/Latina women from farmworker backgrounds. These women are disproportionately burdened with cervical cancer, with mortality rates significantly higher than non-Hispanic whites. The two-arm, quasi-experimental study was conducted in four rural counties of Southeast Georgia in 2014–2015. Hispanic/Latina immigrant women aged 21–65 years and overdue for a Pap test were included as intervention ( N  = 38) and control ( N  = 52) group participants. The intervention was developed in partnership with a group of promotoras to create the toolkit of materials which includes a curriculum guide, a brochure, a flipchart, a short animated video, and in-class activities. Twelve (32 %) intervention group participants received the Pap test compared to 10 (19 %) control group participants ( p  = 0.178). The intervention group scored significantly higher on both cervical cancer knowledge recall and retention than the control group ( p  
ISSN:0885-8195
1543-0154
DOI:10.1007/s13187-015-0978-x