Effects of a peer advocacy intervention on cervical cancer screening among social network members: results of a randomized controlled trial in Uganda
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Published:2023-09-13
Issue:6
Volume:46
Page:930-939
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ISSN:0160-7715
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Container-title:Journal of Behavioral Medicine
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language:en
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Short-container-title:J Behav Med
Author:
Wagner Glenn J.ORCID, Matovu Joseph K. B., Juncker Margrethe, Namisango Eve, Bouskill Kathryn, Nakami Sylvia, Beyeza-Kashesya Jolly, Luyirika Emmanuel, Bogart Laura M., Green Harold D., Wanyenze Rhoda K.
Abstract
AbstractCervical cancer (CC) is the most common cancer among women in Uganda, yet lifetime CC screening is as low as 5%. Training women who have screened for CC to engage in peer advocacy could increase uptake of CC screening in social networks. We conducted a randomized controlled trial of a peer-facilitated, manualized, 7-session group intervention to train women to engage in CC prevention advocacy. Forty women recently screened for CC (index participants) enrolled and were assigned to receive the intervention (n = 20) or wait-list control (n = 20). Each index was asked to recruit up to three female social network members (alters) who had not been screened for CC (n = 103 enrolled alters). All index and alter participants were assessed at baseline and month-6 follow-up. All but one (n = 39; 98%) index and 98 (95%) alter participants completed the month 6 assessment. In multivariate regression models controlling for baseline outcome measures and demographic covariates, intervention alters were more likely to have been screened for CC at month 6 [67% vs. 16%; adjusted OR (95% CI) = 12.13 (4.07, 36.16)], compared to control alters. Data also revealed significant increased engagement in CC prevention advocacy, among both index and alter participants in the intervention group at month 6, compared to the control group. The intervention was highly effective in increasing CC screening uptake among social network members, and engagement in CC prevention advocacy among not only intervention recipients, but also targets of advocacy, suggesting the potential for wide dissemination of CC knowledge.Trial Registration. NIH Clinical Trial Registry NCT04960748 (clinicaltrials.gov).
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health,General Psychology
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