• Cancer · Feb 2017

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Results of a randomized controlled trial to increase cervical cancer screening among rural Latinas.

    • Beti Thompson, Elizabeth A Carosso, Esther Jhingan, Lei Wang, Sarah E Holte, Theresa L Byrd, Maria C Benavides, Cathy Lopez, Javiera Martinez-Gutierrez, Genoveva Ibarra, Virginia J Gonzalez, Nora E Gonzalez, and Catherine R Duggan.
    • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington.
    • Cancer. 2017 Feb 15; 123 (4): 666-674.

    BackgroundLatinas have the highest rates of cervical cancer in the United States and the second highest rate of cervical cancer mortality. One factor in the disparity is the relatively low rate of screening for cervical cancer in this population.MethodsEligible women who were out of adherence with cervical cancer screening (>3 years since their last Papanicolaou [Pap] test) were identified via medical record review by a federally qualified local health center. The effects of a low-intensity intervention (video delivered to participants' homes; n = 150) and a high-intensity intervention (video plus a home-based educational session; n = 146) on cervical cancer screening uptake in comparison with a control arm (usual care; n = 147) were investigated. A cost-effectiveness analysis of the interventions was conducted: all intervention costs were calculated, and the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was computed. Finally, women with positive Pap tests were provided navigation by a community health educator to ensure that they received follow-up care.ResultsA total of 443 Latinas participated. Seven months after randomization, significantly more women in the high-intensity arm received a Pap test (53.4%) in comparison with the low-intensity arm (38.7%; P < .001) and the usual-care arm (34.0%; P < .01). The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio for high-intensity women versus the control group amounted to $4.24. Twelve women had positive Pap tests, which encompassed diagnoses ranging from atypical squamous cells of unknown significance to invasive cancer; these women received navigation for follow-up care.ConclusionsA culturally appropriate, in-home, promotora-led educational intervention was successful in increasing cervical cancer screening among Latinas. Cancer 2017;123:666-674. © 2016 American Cancer Society.© 2016 American Cancer Society.

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