Abstract
The purpose of this article is to determine, through a community-based breast and cervical cancer intervention program, the
impact Latino males may have on Latinas and their cancer screening behaviors. This report includes data collected from 163
Latino males recruited throughout rural Arkansas and four New York City boroughs for the Esperanza y Vida program, designed to evaluate cancer screening outcomes among Latinas and address their health care needs and cancer control
challenges. Basic demographics and identical pre- and post-program knowledge surveys were collected and analyzed using SPSS
15.0 and SAS 9.2. Results from this study suggest Latino men have little knowledge about breast or cervical cancer screening
and are unfamiliar with their partners’ screening histories. Male participants were also less likely to complete program assessment
forms (pre, post, demographic questionnaires) and more likely to commit response errors (i.e. multiple answers, illegible
responses). These findings suggest that including males in education programs for Latinas may be a crucial component in decreasing
cancers among this segment of the population. The further development of programs such as Esperanza y Vida, that empowers Latino males, will be important in reducing the unequal burden of breast and cervical cancers for Latinas.
It is important to continue including Latino men in these types of studies because the impact of their role on Latina’s health
remains understudied, unknown, and misunderstood.
impact Latino males may have on Latinas and their cancer screening behaviors. This report includes data collected from 163
Latino males recruited throughout rural Arkansas and four New York City boroughs for the Esperanza y Vida program, designed to evaluate cancer screening outcomes among Latinas and address their health care needs and cancer control
challenges. Basic demographics and identical pre- and post-program knowledge surveys were collected and analyzed using SPSS
15.0 and SAS 9.2. Results from this study suggest Latino men have little knowledge about breast or cervical cancer screening
and are unfamiliar with their partners’ screening histories. Male participants were also less likely to complete program assessment
forms (pre, post, demographic questionnaires) and more likely to commit response errors (i.e. multiple answers, illegible
responses). These findings suggest that including males in education programs for Latinas may be a crucial component in decreasing
cancers among this segment of the population. The further development of programs such as Esperanza y Vida, that empowers Latino males, will be important in reducing the unequal burden of breast and cervical cancers for Latinas.
It is important to continue including Latino men in these types of studies because the impact of their role on Latina’s health
remains understudied, unknown, and misunderstood.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Paper
- Pages 1-7
- DOI 10.1007/s10900-011-9501-4
- Authors
- Michelle Treviño, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W. Markham St, Slot 820, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
- Lina Jandorf, Department of Oncological Sciences, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1130, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA
- Zoran Bursac, Department of Biostatistics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W. Markham St, Slot 820, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA
- Deborah O. Erwin, Department of Cancer Control Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
- Journal Journal of Community Health
- Online ISSN 1573-3610
- Print ISSN 0094-5145