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Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Educ. 2015 Jun;30(2):374–387. doi: 10.1007/s13187-014-0716-9

TABLE 1.

Review of cervical cancer screening interventions among Hispanic/Latina women in the United States

Study Location Description of
Participants
Theoretical
Foundation
Intervention
Development Strategy
Intervention
Components
Outcome
Evaluation
Design
Cervical Cancer
Screening
Outcomes
Joint
Targeting
of Breast
Cancer
Screening
Bastani et
al. (2002)
[85]
CA Multiethnic
female health
department
patients; ≥ 18
years old
(N=18,642,
57.5% Hispanic)
N.D. N.D. System changes to
hospital and clinic
protocols, physician
and patient education,
and expanded capacity
Quasi-
experimental non-
equivalent control
group design over
2.5 years
↑ screening
(p<0.05) in
some clinical
settings
No
Batal et al.
(2000)
[86]
CO Female urgent
care patients; 18–
70 years old
(N=197; 52%
Hispanic)
N.D. N.D. System changes to
routinely offer
screening to clinic
patients needing a
pelvic exam
Experimental 2-
group randomized
trial with pre-test
and 6-month
follow-up
↑ screening
(p<0.01)
No
Burger et
al. (1995)
[87]
CA Uninsured
women; >18
years old (N=126;
83% Hispanic)
N.D. N.D. Educational pamphlet
and free screening and
excision services
offered to clinic
patients
Single group with
pre-test and
immediate post-test
N.D. No
Byrd et al.
(2012)
[70]; Byrd
et al
(2013)
[71]
TX; WA Women of
Mexican-origin
(N=613)
HBM; TRA;
TTM; SCT
CBPR; IM LHAs led one-on-one
educational sessions
that included a video
only, a flip chart only,
or a video and flip
chart
Experimental 4-
group randomized
trial evaluating
intervention and
specific
intervention
materials with
pre-test and 6-
month follow-up
↑ screening in
intervention
groups
(p<0.0001)
results in 2 out
of 3 sites
No
Davis et al.
(1994)
[88]
CA Female
parishioners; ≥21
years old
(educational
sessions: N=943;
35% Hispanic;
screening
sessions: N=490;
76% Hispanic)
SIT N.D. LHAs from
participating churches
led one-time
educational sessions
and free screening was
conducted at church
Baseline
assessment of
screening history
with tracking of
follow-up
screening rates
98% of Hispanic
women
identified for
screening and an
additional 94
Hispanic women
presented for
screening
No
Dietrich et
al. (2006)
[89]
NY Low-income and
minority female
health center
patients; 50–69
years old
(N=1413; 63%
Spanish primary
language)
N.D. N.D. Clinic staff conducted
outreach using
repeated phone calls
over an 18-month
period
Experimental 2-
group randomized
trial with pre-test
and 3-month
follow-up
↑ screening
(p<0.001)
Yes
Duggan et
al. (2012)
[72]
WA Hispanic female
health center
patients; 21–64
years old
(N=600)
SCT Intervention
video from
Byrd et al.
(2012) [70];
Byrd et al.
(2013) [71]
LHAs led one-time one-
on-one educational
sessions using a video
and helped
participants schedule
screening or
participants were
shown a video only
Experimental
parallel
randomized trial
evaluating LHA
intervention and
video only
Outcome data
not available
No
Fernández
et al.
(2005)
[54];
Fernández
et al.
(2009)
[11]
CA; TX;
NM
Hispanic
farmworker
women; ≥ 50
years old
(N=497)
N.D. CBPR; IM LHAs led one-time
one-on-one
educational sessions
and made follow-up
phone calls with
participants
Quasi-
experimental with
intervention and
comparison
communities and
with pre-test and
6-month follow-up
↑ screening
(p<0.05)
Yes
Fernández-
Esquer et
al. (2003)
[51];
Ramirez et
al. (1995)
[52];
McAlister
et al.
(1995)
[53]
TX Mexican
American
women; ≥ 18
years old
(N=1804)
SLT; DOI;
HBM; TRA
N.D. LHAs served as role
models in mass media
campaign messages
and distributed
intervention materials
Quasi-
experimental with
intervention and
comparison
communities and
with pre-test, 24-
month follow-up,
and 36-month
follow-up
↑ screening
among women
<40 years old
who had
previously not
adhered to
screening
recommendations
(p<0.05)
Yes
Frank-
Stromborg
et al.
(1998)
[55]
IL Rural Latina
women (N=81)
N.D. Intervention
model from
Navarro et al.
(1998) [63]
LHAs promoted 5-day
program that included
educational sessions,
free transportation,
screening, translation,
and childcare
Single group with
pre-test and
immediate post-
test
N.D. Yes
Hansen et
al. (2005)
[56]
TX Hispanic women;
>18 years old
(N=141)
N.D. N.D. Cancer survivor LHAs
promoted screening
within social networks
Tracking
screenings over 13
months
43 out of 141
women
contacted by the
LHAs received
screening
Yes
Hunter et
al. (2004)
[84]
AZ Uninsured
Hispanic women
≥40 years old
(N=101)
N.D. N.D. LHAs conducted home
visits to follow-up with
patients who had
received screening
postcard reminding
them to schedule their
next annual screening
or patients received
reminder postcard
only
Experimental 2
group randomized
trial
Trend toward
higher rate of
screening in
intervention
group than in
comparison
group (N.S.)
Yes
Larkey
(2006)
[59]
AZ Latina women; ≥
18 years old
(N=457)
N.D. N.D. LHAs led 6 bimonthly
church- and home-
based small-group
educational sessions
Single group with
pre-test and
immediate post-
test
39% of
participants
who had
previously not
adhered to
screening
recommendations
had received
screening by
post-test
Yes
Larkey et
al. (2009)
[73];
Larkey et
al. (2012)
[74]
AZ Latina women
due for cancer
screening; ≥ 18
years old
(N=1006
randomized;
N=509 evaluable)
N.D. CBPR;
intervention
model from
Larkey
(2006) [59]
LHAs led 7 weekly
social support group
or one-on-one
educational sessions
Experimental 2-
group cluster-
randomized trial
comparing social
support group and
one-on-one
interventions with
pre-test, 3-month
follow-up, and 15-
month follow-up
Trend toward
higher screening
rates in one-on-
one intervention
(N.S.)
Yes
Lopez &
Castro
(2006);
[60] Castro
et al.
(1995)
[61]
AZ Hispanic female
church members;
≥ 18 years old
(N=447)
N.D. N.D. LHAs led church-based
small group educational
sessions and helped
facilitate screening
Experimental 2-
group randomized
trial with pre-test
and 12-month
follow-up
N.S. Yes
Luque et al.
(2011)
[75];
Watson-
Johnson et
al. (2012)
[76]
GA Hispanic
farmworker
women (N=7
LHAs)
Popular
Education;
SCT
N.D. LHAs were trained
using 2-session
curriculum
N.D. N.D. No
Meade et
al. (2002)
[62]
FL Hispanic
farmworker
women; ≥ 18
years old (N=65)
N.D. N.D. LHAs led one-time
small-group
educational sessions
and helped schedule
screenings
Single group with
pre-test,
immediate post-
test and 6-week
follow-up
50% of
participants
eligible for
screening had
received
screening by 6-
week follow-up
Yes
Moore-
Monroy et
al. (2013)
[94]
AZ Predominantly
Latina women; ≥
18 years old
(Study 1: N=174;
Study 2: N=837,
96.8% Hispanic
or Latina)
N.D. CBPA LHAs led one-time one-
on-one and small-
group educational
sessions
N.D. N.D. No
Morgan &
Levin
(1995)
[90]
NY Female home
health care
attendants
(N=1411; 61.8%
Hispanic)
N.D. N.D. One-time in-service
training program
N.D. N.D. No
Navarro et
al. (1998)
[63]
CA Latina women
(N=512)
SLT N.D. LHAs led 12 weekly
small-group
educational sessions
Experimental 2-
group cluster-
randomized trial
with pre-test,
immediate post-
test, 12-month
follow-up, and 24-
month follow-up
Trend toward
higher rate of
screening in
intervention
group than in
comparison
group (N.S.)
Yes
Navarro et
al. (2007)
[64];
Navarro et
al. (2007)
[65]
CA Latina women
(N=311 primary
participants and
N=269 "learning
partners")
N.D. N.D. LHAs led 12 weekly
and 2 monthly small-
group educational
sessions and
participants shared
information with up to
2 additional "learning
partners"
Single group with
pre-test and 6-
month follow-up
↑ screening
among primary
participants
(p<0.01) and
“learning
partners”
(p<0.05)
(statistically
significant)
Yes
Nuño et al.
(2011)
[77]; Nuño
et al.
(2011)
[78]
AZ Hispanic women;
≥ 50 years old
(N=381)
SCT Intervention
model from
Lopez &
Castro
(2006) [60]
and Castro et
al. (1995)
[61]
LHAs led one-time
small-group
educational sessions
with optional booster
course after 1 year
Experimental 2-
group randomized
trial
↑ screening
within past two
years (p=0.007)
Yes
O'Brien et
al. (2010)
[66]
PA Hispanic women;
18–65 years old
(N=120)
HBM CBPR LHAs led 2 small-
group educational
sessions
Experimental 2-
group delayed
intervention
randomized trial
with pre-test and
6-month follow-up
↑ screening
(p=0.004)
No
Ramirez et
al. (1999)
[67]
TX Hispanic women
(N=212)
N.D. N.D. LHAs served as role
models in mass media
campaign messages
and distributed
intervention materials
Quasi-
experimental with
intervention and
comparison
communities with
as pre-test and 24-
month follow-up
↑ screening
adherence
(p<0.018)
No
Saad-
Harfouche
et al.
(2011)
[58];
Sudarsan
et al.
(2011)
[80];
Jandorf et
al. (2012)
[81];
Jandorf et
al. (2008)
[57]
AR; NY Latina women
(87%) and men
(13%); >18 years
old;
predominantly
Spanish-speaking
(N=1,233);
primary analysis
only included
data from women
SCT CBPR; PEN-3
Model;
adaptation of
intervention
promoting
BC screening
among
African-
American
women [112]
LHAs, including cancer
survivors, led one-time
small-group
educational session
and helped navigate
screening
Experimental 2-
group cluster-
randomized trial
with pre-test,
immediate post-
test, 2-month
follow-up, and 8-
month follow-up
↑ screening
(p=0.08) at 2
month follow-up
within smaller
sub-study of
women
Yes
Scarinci et
al (2012)
[79]
AL Latina immigrant
women (N=543)
HBM PEN-3, IM LHAs led 6 small-
group and 2 one-on-
one educational
sessions
Experimental 2-
group cluster-
randomized trial
with pre-test,
immediate post-
test, 12-month
follow-up, and 24-
month follow-up
Outcome data
not available
No
Sheridan-
Leos
(1995)
[68]
TX Hispanic women
(N=100)
Adult
Education
Theory
N.D. Interactive game played
in small groups with an
instructor
Qualitative post-
test with sample of
participants
N.D. No
Suarez et
al. (1993)
[92];
Suarez et
al. (1993)
[91]
TX Mexican-
American and
black women; 40–
70 years old
(N=189; 56.6%
Mexican
American)
SLT N.D. LHAs served as role
models in campaign
messages and
distributed
intervention materials
Pre-test and post-
test at beginning
and end of 2.5-
year intervention
period with
random sample of
participants
N.S. Yes
Suarez et
al. (1997)
[83]
TX Mexican-
American
women; ≥ 40
years old (2
independent
samples of 923
each for pre-test
and post-test)
SCT Intervention
model from
Fernández-
Esquer et al.
(2003) [51],
Ramirez et al.
(1995) [52],
and
McAlister et
al. (1995)
[53]
LHAs served as role
models in campaign
messages and
distributed
intervention materials
Quasi-
experimental with
intervention and
comparison
communities and
with pre-test and
3-year follow-up
N.S. Yes
Warren et
al. (2006)
[69]
VA Latina women; ≥
40 years old
(N=928)
N.D. N.D. One-time small-group
education sessions and
free screening services
and educational
programs offered one
day per month
Tracking number
of screenings
provided over 6-
month
intervention
period
928 screening
visits completed
(439 first-time
participants)
Yes
White et al.
(2012)
[82]
AL Foreign-born
Latina immigrant
women (N=782)
N.D. CBPR;
Empowerment
Model;
PEN-3 Model
LHAs organized one-
time luncheons in
churches facilitated by
physicians and cancer
survivors; participants
were able to schedule
low-cost and free
screening
appointments and
follow-up care
Tracking of
screenings
80% of
participants
scheduled a
screening
appointment;
65% of those
who scheduled
appointments
attended the
visit
Yes
Yancey et
al. (1995)
[93]
CA; NY Predominantly
African American
and Latina female
community
health center
patients
(N=1744; 65.1%
Latina)
N.D. N.D. Educational videos in
clinic waiting rooms
Quasi-
experimental 1-
week-on-1-week-
off design
↑ screening
(p<0.05)
N.D.

Note. CBPA, community-based participatory action; CBPR, community-based participatory research; DOI, diffusion of innovations; HBM, health belief model; IM, intervention mapping; LHA, lay health advisor; N.D., not described; N.S., not significant; SCT, social cognitive theory; SIT, social influence theory; SLT, social learning theory; TRA, theory of reasoned action; TTM, transtheoretical model