Cervical Cancer Screening among Underscreened and Unscreened Brazilian Women: Training Community Health Workers to be Agents of Change | Zendy

Nádia Kienen | Zendy; Lorna Bittencourt | Zendy; Sandra Marisa Pelloso | Zendy; Márcia Edilaine Lopes Consolaro | Zendy; Philip E. Castle | Zendy; Edward E. Partridge | Zendy; Vânia Ramos Sela da Silva | Zendy; Isabel C. Scarinci | Zendy

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Cervical Cancer Screening among Underscreened and Unscreened Brazilian Women: Training Community Health Workers to be Agents of Change

Author(s) -

Nádia Kienen,

Lorna Bittencourt,

Sandra Marisa Pelloso,

Márcia Edilaine Lopes Consolaro,

Philip E. Castle,

Edward E. Partridge,

Vânia Ramos Sela da Silva,

Isabel C. Scarinci

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

progress in community health partnerships

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.359

H-Index - 24

eISSN - 1557-055X

pISSN - 1557-0541

DOI - 10.1353/cpr.2018.0026

Subject(s) - cervical cancer , psychological intervention , medicine , intrapersonal communication , behavior change , self efficacy , intervention (counseling) , cancer screening , curriculum , family medicine , cancer , gerontology , interpersonal communication , nursing , psychology , social psychology , pedagogy , pathology

Despite the availability of cervical cancer screening programs in Brazil, some women do not participate in these programs owing to structural and/or interpersonal/intrapersonal barriers, resulting in high cervical cancer incidence and mortality. Integrating community health workers (CHWs) into the delivery of cervical cancer screening interventions is potentially a feasible strategy to address these barriers.

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