Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Hispanic women, Behavioral Intervention, Lay Health Workers
Brief summary
The overall goal of this education program is to increase breast and cervical cancer screening in low-income women in Puerto Rico through implementation of an evidence-based educational program that addresses both health professionals (promotoras or community health workers) and public audiences of low-income women living in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico who have either never been screened for breast and/or cervical cancer, or are under-screened according recommended guidelines. To evaluate promotoras' delivery of the CLS screening education program we used a randomized pre-post comparison group study design that will provide data to determine the effectiveness of the CLS intervention program compared with usual practice (no intervention).
Detailed description
The proposed promotora and community based breast and cervical screening education program includes the following specific aims: Aim 1. To train community health workers (promotoras) from Taller Salud to implement the CLS breast and cervical cancer screening program. Taller Salud staff train and build capacity of promotoras to implement the CLS community-based education and navigation program. Aim 2. To deliver the CLS intervention program to at least 600 women in Canóvanas municipality, Puerto Rico. Aim 3. To evaluate the impact of the program on increasing mammography and cervical cancer screening among participating women in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. Aim 4. To adapt and update intervention materials
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCultivando La Salud
A lay health worker delivered educational intervention for breast and cervical cancer screening. In total, the Intervention Group subject participation will take approx. up to four hours (1 hour for interview, 1 hour for the second interview, and 1-2 hours for the CLS intervention) and Control Group up to four hours (One hour for interview, one hour for the second interview, up to two hours for educational intervention after the second interview). Follow-up data was collected 4-6 months post education session (intervention group) or post-baseline survey (control group).
Sponsors
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
University of Puerto Rico
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Intervention model description
A randomized controlled trial using a pre-post comparison group design. Eligibility criteria included ages 21 and older for the Pap cohort and 40 and older for the mammography cohort, non-adherence to recommended Pap test screening and/or mammography screening guidelines according to the American Cancer Society, no hysterectomy, no diagnosis of cancer, and not currently pregnant. Trained data collectors administered a baseline survey to eligible women and randomly assigned them to the intervention or to a comparison condition. Lay Health Workers delivered the intervention in women's homes, and administered the follow-up survey by phone 4 to 6 months following baseline.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
21 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Women aged 21 and older for Pap cohort * Women aged 40 and older for Mammography cohort
Exclusion criteria
* Having completed a Papanicolau test in the past 3 years if participant is between the ages of 21-65. * Having completed a Mammography screening in the past year if participant is aged 40 or older * Have a hysterectomy * Currently pregnant * History of any type of cancer
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants aged 21 and older who completed a cervical cancer screening (Pap test) | 4-6 months after the intervention | Screening behavior status at baseline and follow-up were assessed by asking women the month and year of their last Pap test. |
| Number of participants aged 40 and older who completed a mammography test | 4-6 months after the intervention | Screening behavior status at baseline and follow-up were assessed by asking women the month and year of their last mammogram. |
Countries
Puerto Rico
Outcome results
None listed