Volume 2: No.
4, October 2005
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Effect of Two Church-based Interventions on Breast Cancer
Screening Rates Among Medicaid-Insured Latinas
| Study Group |
Promotora Intervention (PI) |
Printed Statewide Intervention (PSI) |
| Baseline % |
Follow-up % |
Baseline % |
Follow-up % |
| Latinas |
25.0 |
29.8 |
44.9 |
43.4 |
| Non-Latina whites |
31.7 |
37.8 |
41.2 |
43.9 |
Figure 1. Unadjusted biennial mammogram rates in
Colorado during baseline (January 1998–December 1999) and follow-up (January 2000–December 2001) periods for
Latinas and non-Latina whites, by intervention.
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| Intervention |
Baseline |
Follow-up |
| Promotora intervention (PI) |
.36 |
.62 |
| Printed statewide intervention (PSI) |
1 |
.86 |
Figure 2. Adjusted odds of having a mammogram during
baseline (January 1998–December 1999) and follow-up (January 2000–December 2001) periods by intervention for Medicaid-enrolled Latinas in Colorado. Odds calculated using generalized estimating equations (GEE) (interaction time x intervention, P
= .07).
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| Intervention |
Baseline |
Follow-up |
| Promotora intervention (PI) |
.63 |
1.15 |
| Printed statewide intervention (PSI) |
1 |
1.12 |
Figure 3. Adjusted odds of having a mammogram during
baseline (January 1998–December 1999) and follow-up (January 2000–December 2001) periods by intervention for Medicaid-enrolled
non-Latina whites in Colorado.
Odds calculated using generalized estimating equations (GEE) (interaction time x intervention, P = .10).
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