Educating Latinas about cervical cancer and HPV: a pilot randomized study

Abstract

Introduction-The purpose of this study was to assess effects of three different educational intervention arms on knowledge of and intention to receive Pap testing and HPV co-testing. Methods-Three active educational intervention arms were developed: a fotonovela, a radionovela, and a digital story. A pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 160 Latinas was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the intervention arms in increasing knowledge of cervical cancer and HPV and intention to be screened for cervical cancer compared to an attention control group (flu vaccination). Results-Women in all three treatment arms significantly increased knowledge about cervical cancer compared to control arm (p=0.02). Knowledge about cervical cancer screening also increased in the active arms compared to control (p=0.0003). Knowledge of HPV risk also increased relative to the control (p=0.0001). There were no significant differences between the intervention arms in increased knowledge of cervical cancer or cervical cancer screening (p=0.57 and 0.16 respectively). Discussion-This study supported the use of small media interventions in narrative education form as effective in increasing knowledge and intention to be screened for cervical cancer. The three culturally relevant interventions, built on qualitative data, were all successful in increasing knowledge.

Human Papillomavirus Vaccines: An Updated Review

“…Women’s knowledge and educational interventions prevent HPV transmission, increase the acceptability of HPV vaccine, and thus help to improve HPV vaccine coverage [ 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 ]. Video education has been reported to increase the willingness to accept the HPV vaccine by about 20% in young women [ 61 ].…”

“…Video education has been reported to increase the willingness to accept the HPV vaccine by about 20% in young women [ 61 ]. Educational videos, outlining the risks of HPV and the benefits of vaccines have been shown to be an efficient way to improve vaccination behaviors [ 59 , 60 ]. In addition, a randomized trial with 30 pediatric and family medicine clinics showed that presumptive announcements led to a 5% increase in HPV vaccine coverage compared to control clinics [ 63 ].…”

Empirical investigation of e-health intervention in cervical cancer screening: A systematic literature review

“…A total of six studies were included in this review and represented various ranges of estimated age-standardized incidence rates (ASR) of cervix uteri carcinoma from the International Agency of Research on Cancer GLOBOCAN 2022 [36]. Three studies conducted in the US, a developed country, had ASR of < 7.0 per 100 000 [11,37,38]. Two studies from African LMICs, i.e.…”

“…However, almost 90% of deaths occurs in the developing countries and low-to middle-income countries (LMICs), which are less successful in implementing screening methods [1,2,9]. Currently, the developed countries use electronic health (e-health) interventions and media campaigns as an education method as a strategy to reach more women to promote CC screening [10][11][12][13]. Therefore, investing in e-health promotion programs might enable the cultivation of knowledge on the benefits of CC screening and promote lifelong screening for preventing CC.…”

Câncer de colo do útero e os cuidados de Enfermagem

“…Em sua pesquisa Thompson et al (2019) avaliou os efeitos de três diferentes braços de intervenção educacional sobre o conhecimento e a intenção de realizar o teste de Papanicolau e do co-teste de HPV. As latinas em todos os grupos participantes Research, Society andDevelopment, v. 10, n. 13, e305101321268, 2021 (CC BY 4.0) | ISSN 2525-3409 | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i13.21268 deste projeto tinham altos níveis de conhecimento básico sobre o risco de câncer cervical.…”