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Only 58% of Latinas in South Texas’ Lower Rio Grande Valley start the three-dose HPV vaccine, which prevents cervical cancer, compared to 65% across the U.S., studies show.
That’s why researchers are testing strategies to improve HPV vaccination rates.
The Immunization Partnership recently brought together several experts for a community forum to offer some of the latest solutions.
For example, one study is using promotoras (trained community health workers in the Latina community) and student peer educators to engage mothers and daughters in South Texas about the HPV vaccine. This project is directed by Dr. Deborah Parra-Medina, professor at the Institute for Health Promotion Research at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, the team behind SaludToday.
Watch this video for more about the Parra-Medina’s program, called Entre Madre e Hija.
By The Numbers
25.1
percent
of Latinos remain without health insurance coverage