Objective. To systematically review all studies examining sociocultural factors influencing
cervical cancer screening among immigrant and ethnic minorities in the United States along …

To summarize the literature on barriers and facilitators to breast and cervical cancer
screening among immigrants to the US. A literature review was conducted for studies on …

A steady decline in cervical cancer incidence and mortality in the United States has been
attributed to increased uptake of cervical cancer screening tests such as Papanicolau (Pap) …

Using a multidimensional assessment of health literacy (the Cancer Message Literacy Test-
Listening, the Cancer Message Literacy Test-Reading, and the Lipkus Numeracy Scale), the …

Background Fatalism has been identified as a dominant belief among Latinos and is
believed to act as a barrier to cancer prevention. However, controversy exists over the utility …

Significant disparities in cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates among minority
groups have been documented in the United States, despite an overall decline in these …

To reduce the high incidence of cervical cancer among Latinas in the United States it is
important to understand factors that predict screening behavior. The aim of this study was to …

Purpose: This integrated review was conducted to evaluate the factors that inhibit or promote
decisions by African American and Hispanic women to obtain cervical cancer screening …

Title. A decision theory perspective on why women do or do not decide to have cancer
screening: systematic review. Aim. This paper is a report of a review in which decision theory …

Objective: To evaluate cervical cancer screening practices and barriers to screening in a
sample of lesbians. Methods: Cross-sectional survey data were collected from 225 self …