Clinic-based Intervention to Promote Cervical Cancer Prevention Behaviors

Step up to Prevention : A Nurse Practitioner Guided Cervical Cancer Prevention Intervention

The project is a clinical behavioral research project based at University of Pennsylvania. The goal of this research is to design a brief clinic-based, Nurse Practitioner-guided, and theory-based health promotion intervention to enhance cervical cancer prevention among young women ages 18-26 living in economically disadvantaged urban communities. The investigators will evaluate the intervention for feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18-26 years
• Not yet received the HPV vaccine
• Speak, read, and understand 5th grade level of English;
• Had vaginal sex with a male partner in the past 2 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Currently pregnant and/or plan to be pregnant in next 6 months