Promoting Cervical Cancer Screening Through the Advocacy of Screened Women

The group intervention draws on theories of social diffusion, cognitive consistency, and social influence, and our own recently developed and tested group intervention that mobilized people living with HIV in Uganda to successfully act as change agents for HIV prevention within their social networks. The intervention actively targets internalized stigma, disclosure decision making, healthy living, and advocacy communication skills. The ultimate goal of the program is to encourage female social network members to get screened for cervical cancer.