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Evaluating a stage model in predicting monolingual spanish-speaking Latinas' cervical cancer screening practices: the role of psychosocial and cultural predictors.

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Arredondo, EM; Pollak, K; Costanzo, PR
Published in: Health Educ Behav
December 2008

The goals of this study are to evaluate (a) the effectiveness of a stage model in predicting Latinas' self-report of obtaining a Pap test and (b) the unique role of psychosocial/cultural factors in predicting progress toward behavior change. One-on-one structured interviews with monolingual Spanish-speaking Latinas (n=190) were conducted. Most participants (85%) intended to obtain a Pap smear within 1 year; therefore, staging women based on intention was not possible. Moreover, results from the polychotomous hierarchical logistic regression suggest that psychosocial and cultural factors were independent predictors of Pap test history. A stage model may not be appropriate for predicting Pap test screening among Latinas. Results suggest that unique cultural, psychosocial, and demographic factors may inhibit cervical cancer screening practices. Clinicians may need to tailor messages on these cultural and psychosocial factors to increase Pap testing among Latinas.

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Health Educ Behav

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ISSN

1090-1981

Publication Date

December 2008

Volume

35

Issue

6

Start / End Page

791 / 805

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Vaginal Smears
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
  • Public Health
  • Psychology
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Papanicolaou Test
  • Middle Aged
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Humans
 

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Arredondo, E. M., Pollak, K., & Costanzo, P. R. (2008). Evaluating a stage model in predicting monolingual spanish-speaking Latinas' cervical cancer screening practices: the role of psychosocial and cultural predictors. Health Educ Behav, 35(6), 791–805. https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198107303250
Arredondo, Elva Maria, Kathryn Pollak, and Philip R. Costanzo. “Evaluating a stage model in predicting monolingual spanish-speaking Latinas' cervical cancer screening practices: the role of psychosocial and cultural predictors.Health Educ Behav 35, no. 6 (December 2008): 791–805. https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198107303250.
Arredondo, Elva Maria, et al. “Evaluating a stage model in predicting monolingual spanish-speaking Latinas' cervical cancer screening practices: the role of psychosocial and cultural predictors.Health Educ Behav, vol. 35, no. 6, Dec. 2008, pp. 791–805. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/1090198107303250.
Journal cover image

Published In

Health Educ Behav

DOI

ISSN

1090-1981

Publication Date

December 2008

Volume

35

Issue

6

Start / End Page

791 / 805

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Vaginal Smears
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
  • Public Health
  • Psychology
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Papanicolaou Test
  • Middle Aged
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Humans