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Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015

Increasing Cervical Cancer Awareness and Screening in Jamaica: Effectiveness of a Theory-Based Educational Intervention.

Evelyn Coronado Interis, Chidinma P Anakwenze, Maug Aung, Pauline E Jolly

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Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Authors and funding

4 authors.

Evelyn Coronado InterisSchool of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. Evelyn.Interis@dshs.state.tx.us.
Chidinma P AnakwenzeSchool of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. chidi89@uab.edu.
Maug AungEpidemiology and Research Unit, Western Regional Health Authority, Montego Bay, Jamaica. maung.aung@wrha.gov.jm.
Pauline E JollySchool of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA. jollyp@uab.edu.

Funding

UAB CANCER RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS(CARES)R25CA076023 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI SMITH, PETER R., WATERBOR, JOHN W · 1999 to 2020
$5.6M
UAB Public Health/Biomedical Research Training ProgramT37MD001448 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI JOLLY, PAULINE EVADNE · 2005 to 2024
$4.8M
NCI NIH HHS 5R25CA76023NCI NIH HHS R25 CA076023NIMHD NIH HHS T37 MD001448NIMHD NIH HHS T37-MD001448
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite declines in cervical cancer mortality in developed countries, cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates remain high in Jamaica due to low levels of screening. Effective interventions are needed to decrease barriers to preventive behaviors and increase adoption of behaviors and services to improve prospects of survival. We enrolled 225 women attending health facilities in an intervention consisting of a pre-test, educational presentation and post-test. The questionnaires assessed attitudes, knowledge, risk factors, and symptoms of cervical cancer among women. Changes in knowledge and intention to screen were assessed using paired t-tests and tests for correlated proportions. Participants were followed approximately six months post-intervention to determine cervical cancer screening rates. We found statistically significant increases from pre-test to post-test in the percentage of questions correctly answered and in participants' intention to screen for cervical cancer. The greatest improvements were observed in responses to questions on knowledge, symptoms and prevention, with some items increasing up to 62% from pre-test to post-test. Of the 123 women reached for follow-up, 50 (40.7%) screened for cervical cancer. This theory-based education intervention significantly increased knowledge of and intention to screen for cervical cancer, and may be replicated in similar settings to promote awareness and increase screening rates.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overEarly Detection of CancerFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIntentionJamaicaMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient Education as TopicSurveys and QuestionnairesUterine Cervical Neoplasmscervical cancerdisease controlhealth behaviorhealth promotioninterventionpreventionriskscreening

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PMCPMC4730444

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