222086 Cervical Cancer Screening Interventions for U.S. Latinas: A Systematic Review

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Jacqueline Corcoran, PhD , School of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, Alexandria, VA
The high cervical cancer mortality rates among Latinas compared to other ethnic groups in the United States are of major concern. Latina women are almost twice as likely to die from cervical cancer as non-Hispanic white women. In order to improve Latina cervical cancer screening rates, interventions have been developed and tested. This systematic review was undertaken to determine the effectiveness of such studies. Studies involving both experimental and quasi-experimental designs were located (N=6), and odds ratios were calculated for screening behavior. The pooled effect of these programs was negligible, and implications are derived from this finding.

Learning Areas:
Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Diversity and culture

Learning Objectives:
1. Explain the definition of a systematic review and how it can be used for the advancement of knowledge for Latina cervical cancer screening. 2. Identify the types of interventions that have been tested for the improvement of Latina cervical cancer screening behavior. 3. Analyze the results and implications of the meta-analysis of interventions designed to improve Latina cervical cancer screening.

Keywords: Cervical Cancer, Latinas

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to present because I have written Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (Oxford, 2008) and have been on faculties at schools of social work for the last 14 years.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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