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Learning about pap smears: an educational skit for Hispanic adolescents.

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PURPOSE: To assess the efficacy of an educational skit on improving knowledge and decision making/behavior toward obtaining a Pap smear. METHODS: Ninety-two Hispanic high school female volunteers participated in an intervention, single-sample, ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2002Aug in Journal: J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol (Language : eng)

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1. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2002 Aug;15(4):197-204

Learning about pap smears: an educational skit for Hispanic adolescents.

Richardson RA, Njoroge W, Wilcox GG, Chacko MR, Hergenroeder AC

Jackson Memorial Medical Center Program, University of Miami, School of Medicine, Dept of Pediatrics, Miami, FL, USA.

PURPOSE: To assess the efficacy of an educational skit on improving knowledge and decision making/behavior toward obtaining a Pap smear. METHODS: Ninety-two Hispanic high school female volunteers participated in an intervention, single-sample, preintervention/postintervention survey. Data were collected prior to (T(0)), immediately after (T(1)), and seven weeks after (T(2)) the intervention. The intervention was a live, 15-minute, English-language skit. RESULTS: Fifty percent reported sexual intercourse. Viewing the skit was associated with 29% of those who needed a Pap smear done, actually scheduling or having a Pap smear done between T(0) and T(2). However, a causal relationship was not proven (P = 0.09). Knowledge was greater at T(1) and T(2) compared to T(0) (P < 0.00001). However, there was a decrease in knowledge at T(2) compared to T(1). More subjects agreed that females their age were at risk for cancer at T(2) compared to T(0) (P = 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: There was an improvement in and retention of knowledge about Pap smears after viewing this educational skit. This study sets the stage for evaluating this educational skit on a larger sample with a comparison group.

PMID : 12459224 [PubMed - Indexed for MEDLINE]

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First Name	LastName	Initials
Reva A	Richardson	RA
Wanjiku	Njoroge	W
Graciela G	Wilcox	GG
Mariam R	Chacko	MR
Albert C	Hergenroeder	AC

Affiliation: Jackson Memorial Medical Center Program, University of Miami, School of Medicine, Dept of Pediatrics, Miami, FL, USA.

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