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Cultural Factors Influencing Cervical Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Women

Intro

I. Strong association between HPV and cervical cancer (cc)

A. Knowledge of this has led to preventative measures

1. Screening tests

II. Despite screening methods- Hispanics have low CC screening rates (Institute for Latino Studies at ND)

A. High CC rates

B. Could be due to culture

III. Reasons for choosing topic

IV. Thesis statement- The socioeconomic status, knowledge, and cultural beliefs of Hispanic women likely have a role in whether or not they will get screened.

Body

I. Socioeconomic Status

A. Poor among Hispanics

B. 23% of Hispanics live in poverty- 10% of whites live in poverty (Institute for Latino Studies)

C. Poor access to Healthcare

1. 32% Hispanics without healthcare- EthnoMed

2. Many do not have primary care physician

3. Unaware of the free CC screenings available

D. Undocumented Hispanic women less likely to get screened

1. This is due to fear of deportation

II. Knowledge

A. Studies show Hispanics have less health literacy compared to Caucasians

1. Could be due to lack of proper education- due to living in poverty

2. Recent immigrants especially have poor health literacy

a. Don’t understand our healthcare system

3. Recent immigrants also must deal with language barrier

B. Public Health study done by researchers at Georgia Southern University

1. Survey done of 39 Hispanic women – all were recent immigrants

2. Done to understand knowledge of recent immigrants concerning CC

a. 56% heard of HPV

b. 46% believe HPV causes CC

c. Answers when asked the cause of CC: multiple sex partners

, HPV, lack of screening, poor feminine hygiene, poor diet, birth control pills, sex during menstruation, vaginal trauma

III. Cultural Beliefs – Study by Lilli Mann

A. Fatalism

1. Cancer is “death sentence”

2. Hispanic women scared to know the truth over fear of death

B. Body Image

1. Sometimes hysterectomy is required

a. Hispanic women feel less feminine and deeply saddened without this organ

b. Men may leave over this procedure

C. Moral beliefs- EthnoMed

1. See cancer as punishment from God for sexual sins

a. Some women won’t get screening over fear of being judged

Conclusion

I. Emphasize importance of screening in order to prevent CC

A. Why it is important all women get screened

II. Restate main points

Works Cited

Remember to include a properly formed and complete bibliography of your sources at the bottom of the outline. You should be using all of the sources you list in your speech. Source citations but be correct.