title: Latina Women and Cervical Cancer Screening: Decisional Balance and Self-Efficacy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Latina women in the United States have greater cervical cancer mortality rates than non-Latina women because of their low rates of Papanicolau (Pap) smear screening.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to assess differences in perceived benefits, perceived barriers, and self-efficacy among Latina women to obtain Pap smears using the framework of the Transtheoretical Model.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive design with a snowball sample was used. The researchers assessed demographics, three perceived benefits, 12 barriers, and seven self-efficacy measures for 121 Latina women in northern Nevada.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants in precontemplation and relapse perceived greater barriers than those in action and maintenance for three items.
authors.affiliation: University of Nevada, Reno.
authors.forename: Wei-Chen
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Tung
authors.forename: Minggen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: University of Nevada, Reno.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smith-Gagen
authors.affiliation: Gavis Pharmaceuticals.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003657:Decision Making; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009505:Nevada; D065006:Papanicolaou Test / Q000523:psychology*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Latina women; cervical cancer screening; curandero; perceived barriers; perceived benefits; self-efficacy