Prevención en Sus Manos: Feasibility of a Novel Community-Based Strategy to Improve Access to Cervical Cancer Screening
Prevención en Sus Manos: Feasibility of a Novel Community-Based Strategy to Improve Access to Cervical Cancer Screening
Cervical cancer is a disease that is preventable through vaccination against the virus that causes it, human papillomavirus (HPV), and through screening and treatment of cervical disease before it becomes cancet.
Primary Objectives:
The overall purpose of this protocol is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of CHW-delivered selfsample HPV testing (CHW-SS) to increase cervical cancer screening among women in RGV and other low- resource communities in Texas.
The specific aims of this protocol are to:
Specific Aim 1: Determine the feasibility of CHW-SS in the RGV and other low-resource communities in Texas (i.e., reach, screening uptake, notification of test results).
Specific Aim 2: Assess the acceptability and experiences of CHW-SS among under screened persons in rural, persistent poverty communities in the RGV and other low-resource communities in Texas.
Secondary Objectives:
Exploratory Aim 3: Assess attendance for clinical follow-up among individuals who participate in CHW-SS and test positive for HR-HPV.
Exploratory Aim 4: Evaluate contextual fit of the intervention.
Inclusion Criteria:
To be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
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