Design and outcomes of a community trial to increase Pap testing in Pacific Islander women
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention Aug 19, 2019
Tanjasiri SP, Mouttapa M, Sablan-Santos L, et al. - A multiyear (from 2010 to 2016), community-based randomized intervention trial run in southern California was described, focusing on its design, methods, participants, and outcomes. The trial, based upon strong collectivistic norms, was performed to assess the efficacy of a unique single-session educational intervention to increase men's social support for their female wives/partners to receive a Pap test, and for women to receive a Pap test. Participants were Chamorro, Samoan, and Tongan women and their male husbands/partners. The likelihood of having scheduled and receiving a Pap test at 6-month follow-up was significantly more among intervention women who were not compliant with Pap screening recommendations at pretest. However, women's Pap testing knowledge, fatalistic attitudes, or perceived social support from their male partner, as observed at 6-month follow-up, were not influenced by the intervention. Based on these findings, researchers concluded that Pap test behaviors for Pacific Islanders women can be successfully increased via ethnic- and gender-tailored community interventions.
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