Cervical Cancer, A Major Killer of Hispanic Women: Implications for Health Education
Author: Morris, Donna LeBlanc
Date Published: 1989
Latin America countries have reported the highest incidence of cervical cancer in the world. The number of deaths from invasive carcinoma of the cervix is disproportionately large among minority populations in the United States and particularly among women of Hispanic descent. Incidence of invasive carcinoma of the cervix was 7.3 times greater for women with Hispanic surnames than for women with non-Hispanic surnames. It was concluded that heatlh educators can play an important role in designing and implementing culturally-specific health education messages. They also can assist in modifying the traditional health care system to be more culturally acceptable to Hispanic women.
Date Published: 1989
Latin America countries have reported the highest incidence of cervical cancer in the world. The number of deaths from invasive carcinoma of the cervix is disproportionately large among minority populations in the United States and particularly among women of Hispanic descent. Incidence of invasive carcinoma of the cervix was 7.3 times greater for women with Hispanic surnames than for women with non-Hispanic surnames. It was concluded that heatlh educators can play an important role in designing and implementing culturally-specific health education messages. They also can assist in modifying the traditional health care system to be more culturally acceptable to Hispanic women.
