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Effectiveness of Cultivando la Salud: A Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Promotion Program for Low-Income Hispanic Women

Author: Fernandez, Maria
Date Published: 2009


This article tested the effectiveness of a lay health worker intervention to increase breast and cervical cancer screening among low-income Hispanic women. Participants were women 50 years and older who were nonadherent to mammography (n=464) or Papanicolaou (Pap) test (n=243) screening guidelines. Our results add to the evidence concerning the effectiveness of lay health worker interventions for increasing Pap test screening and mammography. Future research should explore the effectiveness of CLS in other Hispanic groups, the mechanisms through which interpersonal communication influences decisions about screening, and how effective interventions such as CLS can best be adopted and implemented in community-based organizations or other settings.

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