Prevención en Sus Manos: Feasibility of a Novel Community-Based Strategy to Improve Access to Cervical Cancer Screening

Primary Objectives:

The overall purpose of this protocol is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of CHW-delivered selfsample HPV testing (CHW-SS) to increase cervical cancer screening among women in RGV and other low- resource communities in Texas.

The specific aims of this protocol are to:

Specific Aim 1: Determine the feasibility of CHW-SS in the RGV and other low-resource communities in Texas (i.e., reach, screening uptake, notification of test results).

Specific Aim 2: Assess the acceptability and experiences of CHW-SS among under screened persons in rural, persistent poverty communities in the RGV and other low-resource communities in Texas.

Secondary Objectives:

Exploratory Aim 3: Assess attendance for clinical follow-up among individuals who participate in CHW-SS and test positive for HR-HPV.

Exploratory Aim 4: Evaluate contextual fit of the intervention.

Inclusion criteria

To be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:

• Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
• Currently resident in RGV or other low-resource community in Texas
• Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures
• Females; Age ≥25 years
• Have no history of hysterectomy with removal of the cervix
• Have no history of cervical cancer or high-grade dysplasia
• Have not had a Pap test in the past 3.5 years or Pap/HPV co-test in the past 5.5 years.

Exclusion criteria

An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:

• Unable to communicate in English or Spanish
• Lack valid telephone contact information
• Report being currently pregnant.