Women's Health Lotería: a new cervical cancer education tool for Hispanic females.

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: An innovative public education tool, called Women's Health Lotería (WHL), was created to promote cervical cancer awareness among Hispanic females. The tool covers the risk factors for cervical cancer, the American Cancer Society (ACS) cervical cancer screening guidelines, and the invasive cervical cancer incidence rate in the Hispanic population.

DATA SOURCES

Professional journals and books; ACS and National Cancer Institute literature.

DATA SYNTHESIS

Scientific evidence strongly suggests that cervical cancer mortality descreases with regular Pap test screening for sexually active women or those who have reached age 18. Many Hispanic women, however, do not know about the importance of Pap testing. WHL was developed to meet this learning need.

CONCLUSIONS

After attending the educational program, 87% of the respondents achieved the learning objectives.

IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE

This educational program can be used to educate Hispanic women about cervical cancer. The content and principles also can be applied to other groups of women.