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

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  • Fernández, M.E.
  • Gonzales, A.
  • Tortolero-Luna, G.
  • Williams, J.
  • Saavedra-Embesi, M.
  • Chan, W.
  • Vernon, S.W.

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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

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  • Fernández, M.E. & Gonzales, A. & Tortolero-Luna, G. & Williams, J. & Saavedra-Embesi, M. & Chan, W. & Vernon, S.W., 2009. "Effectiveness of Cultivando la Salud: A breast and cervical cancer screening promotion program for low-income hispanic women," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 99(5), pages 936-943.
  • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2008.136713_5
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.136713
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