Reducing Urban Cervical Cancer Disparities

Summary

This study uses a hybrid Type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial to operationalize and assess the efficacy of the Health Enhancement Resource System (HERS) intervention. HERS aims to increase patient follow-up after abnormal test results through text message-based barriers counseling for women and supplemental telephone-based Health Coaching for women who miss their appointment.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* 18 to 90 years of age (screening is still recommended for some women over 65-depending on screening and medical history and proceeds until age 90 in the study's clinic recruitment sites),
* referral for colposcopic evaluation at the clinic sites,
* able to communicate with ease in English,
* have a cell phone with texting ability, and
* competent to give consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

* are pregnant at the time of recruitment,
* display current evidence or have a history of positive invasive carcinoma of the cervix, or
* require follow-up but not a colposcopy.

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Locations3 sites

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