Effectiveness of Cultivando la Salud: A breast and cervical cancer screening promotion program for low-income hispanic women

M.E. Fernández, A. Gonzales, G. Tortolero-Luna, J. Williams, M. Saavedra-Embesi, Wing Chan () and S.W. Vernon

American Journal of Public Health, 2009, vol. 99, issue 5, 936-943

Abstract: Objectives. We tested the effectiveness of a lay health worker intervention to increase breastandcervical cancer screeningamonglow-incomeHispanicwomen. Methods. Participants were women 50 years and older who were nonadherent to mammography (n=464) or Papanicolaou (Pap) test (n=243) screening guidelines. After the collection of baseline data, lay health workers implemented the Cultivando la Salud (CLS; Cultivating Health) intervention. Data collectors then interviewed the participants 6 months later. Results. At follow-up, screening completion was higher among women in the intervention group than in the control group for both mammography (40.8% vs 29.9%; P

Date: 2009
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