Cervical cancer is the primary cause of cancer deaths among Haitian women; however, the
social context of cervical cancer among Haitian immigrant women has not been …

Problem identification Haitian women in Haiti and in the United States experience a
disproportionate burden of cervical cancer, however their uptake of cervical cancer …

Introduction: The objective of this paper was to examine knowledge about cervical cancer
risk factors and traditional health beliefs in relation to Papanicolaou (Pap) testing among …

Background. Cervical cancer incidence rates are higher among Vietnamese American
women than among any other race/ethnic group in the United States. High rates of cervical …

Methods: As part of ongoing Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) efforts, we
conducted a series of focus groups with Haitian immigrant women in Little Haiti, the …

Objective This study aimed at assessing cervical cancer awareness and prevention among
21-65 year-old African immigrant women (AIW) in Iowa City, Iowa. Specifically, we queried …

Few studies have investigated what Vietnamese American women believe about the Pap
smear or how those beliefs might influence behavior. Thirty-one Vietnamese American …

Cervical cancer offers a salient example of how sociocultural factors such as gender,
ethnicity/race, class, and attitudes toward sexuality converge to shape the risk and …

Southeast Asian immigrants have lower levels of Pap testing than any other racial/ethnic
group in the US, and are particularly unfamiliar with western culture and biomedical …

The purposes of this exploratory pilot were to describe perceived barriers to participation in
cervical cancer prevention research, and identify culturally-appropriate communication …