A Descriptive Analysis of Cancer Screening Health Literacy Among Black Women Living with HIV in Baltimore, Maryland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Black women living with HIV (WLH) have the highest HIV infection rate, cervical cancer mortality, and the lowest cancer screening use compared to other groups. However, there is a gap in knowledge about cancer screening health literacy in the Black WLH population.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to assess the level of cancer screening health literacy, and to identify factors associated with health literacy among Black WLH.

Methods

This study used baseline data from a community-based randomized controlled trial for a health literacy intervention called CHECC-uP (community-based health literacy intervention for cancer control). We recruited a convenience sample of Black WLH (N = 123) who understand English and had no Pap testing in the prior 12

SUBMITTER: Sun CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9272572 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature