A su salud: a quasi-experimental study among Mexican American women.
OBJECTIVE
To test the effectiveness of a community intervention program to promote breast and cervical cancer screening.


METHODS
Low-income Mexican American neighborhoods located in 2 Texas cities were assigned to intervention or comparison conditions. A 2-year community intervention was delivered via local mass media and reinforced by indigenous volunteers.


RESULTS
There were higher Pap smear completion rates for women under 40 years of age in the intervention community.


CONCLUSIONS
Although it is important to address the cultural needs of all Mexican American women, it is also important to understand the tangible environmental barriers faced by the older women.
Fernández-Esquer
Maria Eugenia
ME
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health, Houston TX 77030, USA. maru@sph.uth.tmc.edu
Espinoza
Paula
P
Torres
Isabel
I
Ramirez
Amelie G
AG
McAlister
Alfred L
AL
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011203:Poverty; D013781:Texas; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data