A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Cervical Cancer Education Intervention for Latinas Delivered Through Interactive, Multimedia Kiosks

US Latina women experience disproportionately high cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates. These health disparities are largely preventable with routine pap tests and human papillomavirus (HPV) screening. This study tested the efficacy of a cervical cancer education intervention to improve ri...

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Published in:Journal of cancer education 2018-02, Vol.33 (1), p.222-230
Main Authors: Valdez, Armando, Napoles, Anna M., Stewart, Susan L., Garza, Alvaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cancer
Cancer Research
Cervical cancer
Control Groups
Education
Females
Human papillomavirus
Low Income
Low income groups
Medical screening
Multimedia
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Randomized Controlled Trials
Self Efficacy
Womens health
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Summary:US Latina women experience disproportionately high cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates. These health disparities are largely preventable with routine pap tests and human papillomavirus (HPV) screening. This study tested the efficacy of a cervical cancer education intervention to improve risk factor knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, and self-reported behavior related to cervical cancer screening among low-income Latinas who had not been screened in the past 2 years, compared to a usual care control group. Low-income Latinas who had not had a pap test in the prior 2 years were recruited from three Federally Qualified Health Centers and randomly assigned to intervention and control groups, with in-person assessment at baseline and 6-month follow-up. Women in the intervention group received a one-time low-literacy cervical cancer education program through an interactive, multimedia kiosk in either English or Spanish based on their language preference. Compared to the control group, the intervention group demonstrated greater knowledge ( p  
ISSN:0885-8195
1543-0154
DOI:10.1007/s13187-016-1102-6