<I>A Su Salud</I>: A Quasi-experimental Study Among Mexican American Women

Practice and Barriers towards Cervical Cancer Screening among University Staff at a Malaysian University

“…Similar finding was reported by Abotchie and Shokar [37]. The same in studies reported by FernandezEsquer et al [41] and by [39,40,38]. Across the majority of studies, structural or access barriers to screening (e.g., cost, was the most often cited factors influencing screening behavior [42,43].…”

“…Studies have also revealed that knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about the Pap smear test appeared to be related to actual participation in cervical cancer screening [63][64][65]. In fact, women's knowledge [66] and beliefs [41] of the Pap smear test were shown to be the strongest predictors of repeated screening.…”

A Promotora-administered group education intervention to promote breast and cervical cancer screening in a rural community along the U.S.–Mexico border: a randomized controlled trial

“…Previous studies have investigated the use of lay community health workers (promotoras) or patient navigators to promote breast and cervical screening utilization among various Hispanic populations [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. The use of promotoras represents a promising approach to increase access to cancer prevention services for a medically underserved Hispanic population.…”

Supporting Latino Communities’ Natural Helpers: A Case Study of Promotoras in a Research Capacity Building Course

“…In fact, Rhodes and colleagues carried out a systematic review of published studies on CHWs among Latino communities and described one of the six primary roles of CHWs as ''co-researchers in participatory research models'' [11], noting specific studies where CHWs served as integral members of the research team [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. On the other hand, Rosenthal and colleagues identify data collection as a core role of CHWs, but did not identify research skills as a core competency of CHWs [21].…”