Cervical Cancer Knowledge and Screening Patterns in Zuni Pueblo Women in the Southwest United States

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Abstract

American Indian women experience cervical cancer disparities, including later-stage diagnosis and a higher cervical cancer mortality rate. These disparities are interconnected and linked to cervical cancer screening disparities. Cervical cancer when identified early is highly treatable. Individual- and health system-level factors often contribute to gaps in cervical cancer screening. To better understand the source of these inequities experienced by American Indian women, specifically Zuni women, this paper examines how knowledge about cervical cancer and related risk factors is linked to cervical cancer screening for Zuni women using primary data gathered by the Zuni Health Initiative in 2020 and 2021. We find that of the women who completed the survey (n = 171), women with greater cervical cancer knowledge are statistically significantly more likely to have received cervical cancer screening. Closer examination of knowledge on the specific risk factors for cervical cancer provides evidence upon which to develop a cervical cancer education intervention.

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Cartwright, K., Kosich, M., Gonya, M., Kanda, D., Leekity, S., Sheche, J., … Mishra, S. I. (2023). Cervical Cancer Knowledge and Screening Patterns in Zuni Pueblo Women in the Southwest United States. Journal of Cancer Education, 38(5), 1531–1538. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-023-02295-8

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