Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Volume 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1704-1711

Refinement of an educational toolkit to promote cervical cancer screening among Hispanic immigrant women in rural southern Georgia (Article)

Watson-Johnson L.C. , Bhagatwala J. , Reyes-Garcia C. , Hinojosa A. , Mason M. , Meade C.D. , Luque J.S.
  • a Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Statesboro, GA, United States
  • b Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Statesboro, GA, United States
  • c Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Statesboro, GA, United States
  • d Southeast Georgia Communities Project, Lyons, GA, United States
  • e Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Statesboro, GA, United States
  • f Moffitt Cancer Center, Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Tampa, FL, United States, University of South Florida, Department of Oncologic Sciences, United States
  • g Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Statesboro, GA, United States

Abstract

Cervical cancer incidence and mortality continue to affect Hispanic women in the U.S. disproportionately. Our project sought to refine a cervical cancer intervention designed for use by community health workers, or promotoras, in rural southern Georgia. We collaborated with Hispanic promotoras to refine a Spanish language educational flipchart featuring cervical cancer topic areas for use in screening promotion. © Meharry Medical College.

Author Keywords

Cervical cancer human papilloma virus Promotora Latinas Health education Hispanics community health worker

Index Keywords

education health promotion methodology Community Health Services community care human rural population Georgia Early Detection of Cancer Hispanic Americans United States Humans Hispanic Emigrants and Immigrants female Article health education migration Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Papanicolaou Test uterine cervix tumor early diagnosis
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84871333060&doi=10.1353%2fhpu.2012.0150&partnerID=40&md5=5671e1a50f2aa8bc230c02103eca5bbe
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2012.0150
ISSN: 10492089
Cited by: 11
Original Language: English