2015
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-015-0938-5
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Evaluation of the Effect of a Promotora-led Educational Intervention on Cervical Cancer and Human Papillomavirus Knowledge Among Predominantly Hispanic Primary Care Patients on the US-Mexico Border

Abstract: Despite declining cervical cancer rates, ethnic minorities continue to bear an unequal burden in morbidity and mortality. While access to screening is a major barrier, low levels of knowledge and cultural influences have been found to play a part in underutilization of preventive services. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of a promontora-led educational intervention on cervical cancer and human papillomavirus knowledge in mainly Hispanic females attending a primary care clinic. One hundred ten f… Show more

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“…20 Similarly, another study among college students aged 18-35 years in Ghana, done by Molowku PN et al, noted very low awareness (7.9%) regarding the link between HPV and cervical cancer. 21 The poor knowledge of HPV infection may result in reduced perceived risk and severity of HPV infection, thereby accounting for the low acceptability rate of HPV vaccination in present study. This seems to be evident by another study done by Bernard J G et al 22 An HPV information sheet was provided to parents, but it was found that, although it seemed to increase knowledge about HPV, but the increased knowledge had little effect on the acceptability of HPV vaccine by parents for their children.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 77%
“…20 Similarly, another study among college students aged 18-35 years in Ghana, done by Molowku PN et al, noted very low awareness (7.9%) regarding the link between HPV and cervical cancer. 21 The poor knowledge of HPV infection may result in reduced perceived risk and severity of HPV infection, thereby accounting for the low acceptability rate of HPV vaccination in present study. This seems to be evident by another study done by Bernard J G et al 22 An HPV information sheet was provided to parents, but it was found that, although it seemed to increase knowledge about HPV, but the increased knowledge had little effect on the acceptability of HPV vaccine by parents for their children.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 77%
“…Promotores are health care workers or health advocates that are trained to provide health education and prevention information in a culturally appropriate manner. Promotores have been highly successful in educating Hispanic/Latino communities about cancer health disparities, primarily promoting cancer screening in breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers (Fernández et al, 2009;Molokwu et al, 2016;Scheel et al, 2015).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Promotores have been very successful at educating underserved Latino communities about cancer health disparities. The majority of these programs have been tailored to serve Latinas in the U.S., with some promoting messages to increase knowledge and attitudes for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers (Molokwu et al, 2015; Scheel et al, 2015; Fernández et al, 2009), while others focus on increasing preventive and screening services for the aforementioned cancers (Mojica et al, 2016; Parra Medina et al, 2015; Thompson et al, 2014; O’Brien et al, 2010; Erwin et al, 2010; Moralez et al, 2012; Larkey et al, 2012; Byrd et al, 2013; Sauaia et al, 2007). A successful example of using promotores is AMIGAS, a bilingual, multi-site cervical cancer screening educational intervention available through the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Byrd et al, 2013).…”
Section: Critiquing Current Us Latino Cancer Programs Through a Frementioning
confidence: 99%