According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, it is estimated that about 11,500 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed, and 4,000 women will die of cervical cancer annually. Currently 8.4 women per 100,000 in Florida will be diagnosed with cervical cancer. While these numbers represent a significant decrease in diagnosis across all ages due to HPV vaccination efforts (such as campaigns to increase screening in children) and cervical cancer screenings (for women 21 – 65), it remains a substantial concern in the United States (Suk et al., 2022).
Latinas are less likely to have cervical cancer screening conducted and have the highest rates of cervical cancer in the U.S. (Mann et al., 2015). Research has indicated there is a need for education in the importance of preventative screening (Rojas et al., 2017). Previously conducted interventions have been successful when Spanish-speaking physicals have provided this education and culturally relevant stories were shared to highlight the importance of screening. This was then paired with resources to access a cervical screening (White et al., 2012).
Strengthen Yourself, Embrace Resilience is a resilience intervention focused on Hispanic/Latina living in Florida who are considered low income, or low socio-economic status. The intervention focuses on providing education, support and education at different levels of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Ecological Levels (Krug et al., 2002).
- Individual Level: Provide education about cervical cancer screenings
- Interpersonal/Relationship Level: Group/family discussions of cervical cancer screenings with family
- Community Level: Providing resources of local federally qualified health center that provide low-cost medical care, and/or free screening events
- Societal Level: Collecting stories of experiences learning about cervical cancer, or getting screenings
References:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2023, June 8). Cervical cancer statistics. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/cer...statistics/index.htm
Krug, E. G., Mercy, J. A., Dahlberg, L. L., & Zwi, A. B. (2002). The world report on violence and health. Lancet (London, England), 360(9339), 1083–1088. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(02)11133-0
Rojas, P., Li, T., Ravelo, G. J., Dawson, C., Sanchez, M., Sneij, A., Wang, W., Kanamori, M., Cyrus, E., & De La Rosa, M. R. (2017). Correlates of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Adult Latino Women: A 5-Year Follow-Up. World medical & health policy, 9(2), 239–254. https://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.230
White, K., Garces, I. C., Bandura, L., McGuire, A. A., & Scarinci, I. C. (2012). Design and evaluation of a theory-based, culturally relevant outreach model for breast and cervical cancer screening for Latina immigrants. Ethnicity & disease, 22(3), 274–280.
Suk, R., Hong, Y. R., Rajan, S. S., Xie, Z., Zhu, Y., & Spencer, J. C. (2022). Assessment of US Preventive Services Task Force Guideline-Concordant Cervical Cancer Screening Rates and Reasons for Underscreening by Age, Race and Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation, Rurality, and Insurance, 2005 to 2019. JAMA network open, 5(1), e2143582. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.43582
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