Health literacy, cervical cancer risk factors, and distress in low-income African-American women seeking colposcopy.

Objectives: To describe the relationship between health literacy, distress, and cervical cancer risk factors in women at high risk for developing cervical cancer.

Design: Cross-sectional, prospective cohort design.

Setting: Two university-based gynecological oncology colposcopy clinics and 3 Planned Parenthood community dinics.