International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | |
Increasing Cervical Cancer Awareness and Screening in Jamaica: Effectiveness of a Theory-Based Educational Intervention | |
Evelyn Coronado Interis1  Chidinma P. Anakwenze2  Maug Aung3  Pauline E. Jolly1  Mark Edberg4  Barbara E. Hayes4  Valerie Montgomery Rice4  | |
[1] School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA;School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA;Epidemiology and Research Unit, Western Regional Health Authority, Montego Bay, Jamaica;;School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA | |
关键词: cervical cancer; screening; health promotion; intervention; risk; prevention; disease control; health behavior; | |
DOI : 10.3390/ijerph13010053 | |
来源: mdpi | |
【 摘 要 】
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
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