Group Versus Individual Culturally Tailored and Theory-Based Education to Promote Cervical Cancer Screening Among the Underserved Hispanics: A Cluster Randomized Trial

摘要

Purpose:To determine whether group education is as effective as individual education in improving cervical cancer screening uptake along the US-Mexico border. Design:Cluster randomized controlled study. Setting:El Paso and Hudspeth Counties, Texas. Participants:Three hundred women aged 21 to 65 years, uninsured, due for a Pap test, no prior history of cervical cancer or hysterectomy.