Community-based health literacy focused intervention for cervical cancer control among Black women living with human immunodeficiency virus: A randomized pilot trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health literacy plays an essential role in how individuals process health information to make decisions about health behaviours including cancer screening. Research is scarce to address health literacy as a strategy to improve cancer screening participation among women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), particularly Black women who, despite the heavy burden of cervical cancer, report consistently low screening rates.

Aim

To assess the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a health literacy-focused intervention called CHECC-uP-Community-based, HEalth literacy focused intervention for Cervical Cancer control-among women living with HIV.

Methods

We conducted a community-based, single-blinded randomized pilot trial. A total of 123

SUBMITTER: Han HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9854322 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature