Megha Ramaswamy|Patricia J. Kelly
“The Vagina is a Very Tricky Little Thing Down There”: Cervical Health Literacy among Incarcerated Women
objective study understand factors associated womens ability engage cervical cancer prevention followup care given ongoing criminal justice involvement conducted four focus groups 45 incarcerated women assess barriers cervical health promotion used grounded theory method analyze data administered short test functional health literacy adults assess general health literacy standalone factor related cervical health promotion ninetyone percent participants adequate health literacy scores however found women varying levels cervical health literacy operationalized knowledge beliefs selfefficacy related cervical health promotion practitioners establish broader interventions empower women criminal justice histories take control cervical health focus communicating updated recommendations improve cervical health understanding beliefs practices among highrisk women