Browsing by Subject "health education"

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    Entre Familia II: Presentation Materials
    (2024) Latino Research Institute
    This record compromises a series of presentations used for staff training, project stakeholder, and HPV vaccination promotion used in the Entre Familia study.
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    A Health Education and Patient Navigation Program Increased Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening for Rural and Border Texas Residents
    (University of Texas at Austin Population Research Center, 2022) Falk, Derek; Cubbin, Catherine; Jones, Barbara
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    Perceived Interest in Vasectomy among Mexican-Origin Women and Their Partners in a Community with Limited Access to Female Sterilization
    (2016) Hubert, Celia; White, Kari; Hopkins, Kristine; Grossman, Daniel; Potter, Joseph E.
    The low prevalence of vasectomy among Latino men in the United States is often attributed to cultural characteristics despite limited evidence supporting this hypothesis. We assessed male partners’ perceived willingness to undergo vasectomy through surveys with 470 Mexican-origin women who did not want more children in El Paso, Texas. Overall, 32% of women reported that their partner would be interested in getting a vasectomy. In multivariable analysis, completing high school (OR=2.03 [1.05, 3.95]), having some college education (OR=2.97 [1.36, 6.48]) or receiving US government assistance (OR=1.95 [1.1, 3.45]) was associated with partners’ perceived interest. Additionally, we conducted two focus groups on men’s knowledge and attitudes about vasectomy with partners of a subsample of these women. Despite some misperceptions, male partners were willing to get a vasectomy, but were concerned about cost and taking time off work to recover. Health education and affordable vasectomy services could increase vasectomy use among Mexican-origin men.