title: Mujer Sana, Familia Fuerte: The Effects of a Culturally-Relevant, Community-Based,PromotoresProgram to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening among Latinas.
abstract: Although cervical cancer can be prevented through screening and follow-up, Latinas' rate of Pap tests remains low due to knowledge gaps and cultural and attitudinal factors.
  
  
  
  This study used a single-group pre-/post-test design to evaluate the effectiveness of Mujer Sana, Familia Fuerte (Healthy Woman, Strong Family), an intervention intended to improve Latinas' cervical cancer prevention knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy to obtain a Pap test, and intention to get tested. The intervention is delivered through a single session by promotores de salud, who use a culturally competent, linguistically appropriate toolkit. A total of 5,211 Latinas participated in the study.
  
  
  
  The evaluation indicated that participants had increases in knowledge, positive attitudes, self-efficacy, and intention to test.
  
  
  
  Latinas have a low rate of cervical cancer screening but a high rate of cervical cancer, and Mujer Sana, Familia Fuerte shows promise as a public health practice for use with this population.
authors.forename: A Manuela
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: McDonough
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: Selena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nguyen-Rodriguez
authors.forename: Melawhy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Gino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Galvez
authors.forename: Britt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rios-Ellis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D055815:Young Adult