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## Abstract __Objective__: Although a variety of intervention methods have been used to promote Pap test screening among ethnic minority women in the US, the effectiveness of such interventions is unclear. We performed a meta‐analysis to examine the overall effectiveness of these interventions in increasing Pap test use by ethnic minority women in the US. __Methods__: A search of databases (MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PsycINFO, and Science Citation Index‐Expanded) and review articles for articles published between 1984 and April 2009 identified 18 randomized and non‐randomized controlled trials. The primary study outcome was the difference in the proportion of Pap tests between the treatment and comparison groups. __Results__: The pooled mean weighted effect size (__d__) for the 18 studies was 0.158 (95% confidence interval [CI]=0.100, 0.215), indicating that the interventions were effective in improving Pap test use among ethnic minority women. Among the intervention types, access enhancement yielded the largest effect size (0.253 [95% CI=0.110, 0.397]), followed by community education (0.167 [95% CI=0.057, 0.278]) and individual counseling o

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Author

Hae-Ra Han; Jiyun Kim; Jong-Eun Lee; Haley K. Hedlin; Heejung Song; Youngshin Song; Miyong T. Kim

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; FASEB (ISSN 1057-9249)

Published

2011

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)