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Cervical Cancer
Investigators at University of Maryland publish new data on cervical cancer
June 16th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "We tested the effectiveness of a theory-guided, culturally tailored cervical cancer education program designed to increase Pap smear use among Samoan women residing hi the U.S. Territory of American Samoa." "WC Used a two-group, pretest-posttest design. The sample comprised 398 Samoan women age 20 and older recruited from Samoan Churches. Women in the intervention group received a culturally tailored cervical cancer education program in three weekly sessions. The primary outcome v,as self-reported receipt of a Pap smear. Overall, there was a significant intervention effect, with intervention compared with control...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-06-16)
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