| Literature DB >> 19835001 |
Melanie R Wasserman1, Deborah E Bender, Shoou-Yih Lee, Joseph P Morrissey, Ted Mouw, Edward C Norton.
Abstract
New Latina immigrants face numerous linguistic, cultural, logistical, and material barriers to cervical cancer screenings. Promotoras (lay health advisors) are a proven strategy to promote utilization of care. Since the mid-1990s, interventions in North Carolina have aimed to connect Latina immigrants to a broader range of bridge persons. This study assessed the effect of bridge persons on utilization of cervical cancer screening by Latina immigrants in North Carolina. Women were recruited in Spanish-language churches in four counties (N = 223). Logistic regression results show that persons known through advocacy organizations appeared to increase probability of recent Pap screening by an average of 10.4 percentage points (p < 0.05). Promotoras remain more effective, increasing probability of screening by 12.9 percentage points (p < 0.05) but few women (14%) knew one. No association was found with other bridge person profiles. Interventions are needed to better engage all bridge persons in linking immigrants to preventive health services.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 19835001 DOI： 10.1007/s10903-006-6343-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Immigr Minor Health ISSN： 1557-1912