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disparities cervical cancer screening incidence mortality exist united states cervical cancer incidence mortality rates texas 20 32 higher respectively national averages within texas rates significantly higher among nonhispanic nh black hispanic women cervical cancer screening uptake lower among nh black hispanic women 729 759 respectively compared white women 855 texas marchaugust 2023 conducted pilot study offered culturally competent education human papillomavirus hpv selfsampling kits women two public housing projects houston tx predominantly nh black hispanic residents among eligible cervical cancer screening 35 n 24 nh black 34 n 16 hispanic women found underscreened per us preventive services task force guideline recruited 40 24 nh black 16 hispanic eligible women study study approved md anderson institutional review board registered clinicaltrialsgov nct04614155march 11 2020 seventyfive percent nh black 87 hispanic participants completed hpv selfsampling procedures per protocol samples 17 nh black 12 hispanic participants showed performance error overall cervical cancer screening uptake improved 65 91 among nh black 66 96 among hispanic participants culturally competent education hpv selfsampling resulted remarkable improvement cervical cancer screening uptake among underscreened nh black hispanic women residents houston public housing projects implementing strategy could significantly reduce cervical cancer incidence mortality among similar populations united states globally