Faith Moves Mountains: An Appalachian Cervical Cancer Prevention Project

An Appalachian Cervical Cancer Prevention Project

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a faith-placed lay health advisor intervention is effective in increasing use of Pap smears among middle-aged and older Appalachian women.

Project development relied on principles of community based participatory research. Participants were recruited from faith institutions in four distressed Appalachian Kentucky counties. Investigators at the University of Kentucky worked closely with local staff who implemented study procedures in the field.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Outside of cervical cancer screening guidelines at the time of study initiation
• Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of cervical cancer
• History of hysterectomy