Results of a randomized controlled trial to increase cervical cancer screening among rural Latinas.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Latinas have the highest rates of cervical cancer in the United States and the second highest rate of cervical cancer mortality. One factor in the disparity is the relatively low rate of screening for cervical cancer in this population.

Methods

Eligible women who were out of adherence with cervical cancer screening (>3 years since their last Papanicolaou [Pap] test) were identified via medical record review by a federally qualified local health center. The effects of a low-intensity intervention (video delivered to participants' homes; n = 150) and a high-intensity intervention (video plus a home-based educational session; n = 146) on cervical cancer screening uptake in comparison with a control arm (usual care; n = 147) were investigated. A cost-effectiveness ana

SUBMITTER: Thompson B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5293604 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature