Khaliah Fleming|Vani N. Simmons|Shannon M. Christy|Steven K. Sutton|Margarita Romo|John S. Luque|Kristen J. Wells|Clement K. Gwede|Cathy D. Meade
Educating Hispanic Women about Cervical Cancer Prevention: Feasibility of a Promotora-Led Charla Intervention in a Farmworker Community
Moffitt Cancer Center|Moffitt Cancer Center|University of Tennessee Health Science Center|Moffitt Cancer Center|Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University|San Diego State University|Moffitt Cancer Center|Moffitt Cancer Center
hispanic women suffer disproportionately cervical cancer incidence mortality compared nonhispanic whites united states peerled health education coaching via charlas talking circles may improve cervical cancer screening early detection rates among specific subgroups farmworker communities pilot study sought collect preliminary evaluation data feasibility implementing promotoraled cervical cancer education intervention among women farmworker community study took place april 2014 november 2014 created based established network tampa bay community cancer network tbccn partnership local farmworker organization farmworkers selfhelp inc project entailed refinement curriculum guide including spanishlanguage educational resources teaching cards social cognitive theory health belief model provided conceptual framework study six women farmworker community helped refine intervention trained promotoras successfully delivered program via charlas total 60 participants completed baseline postintervention measures knowledge cervical cancerhpv beliefs selfefficacy intentions findings demonstrated gains knowledge selfefficacy among charla participants p0001 support promise communitydriven intervention delivered promotoras use cultural knowledge trustworthiness educate women cancer screening practices results also add literature use charla approach cancer prevention education within farmworker community prompt discussions health future research evaluate peerled programs larger scale among atrisk groups community settings