scholarly journals Conceptions of women on cervical cancer screening

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 35898
Author(s):  
Camila Aparecida Pinheiro Landim Almeida ◽  
Gabriele Marques de Sousa ◽  
Renata Borges Monteiro ◽  
Janayna Batista Barbosa de Sousa Muller ◽  
João Paulo Da Silva Sampaio
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Screening Test ◽  
Monitoring Programs ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Insufficient Knowledge

 Despite the high prevalence and incidence of cervical cancer, this disease can be avoided and has great healing potential when detected at early stages. Cervical cancer screening is used in monitoring programs for early diagnosis and is considered safe and effective. This study aimed to analyze the conceptions of women on cervical cancer screening. A qualitative study was carried out with 30 women assisted in primary care, in Teresina, Piauí, Brazil. The Discourse of the Collective Subject was obtained from interviews carried out from August to October 2016. The speeches expressed the notions that women have about the significance of the screening test, the importance of undergoing the test, and prevention of cervical cancer. The conceptions of the interviewed women revealed that the test prevents diseases, including cervical cancer. However, the discourses left clear the lack of knowledge on HPV, its forms of prevention and cervical cancer. The analysis revealed that women have superficial or insufficient knowledge about the significance of the screening test and cervical cancer. 

Barriers to cervical cancer screening: A qualitative study with women in Serbia

2005 ◽  
Vol 61 (12) ◽  
pp. 2528-2535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milica Markovic ◽  
Vesna Kesic ◽  
Lidija Topic ◽  
Bojana Matejic
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening

scholarly journals Genital self-sampling for HPV-based cervical cancer screening: a qualitative study of preferences and barriers in rural Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa Brandt ◽  
Solomon Berhe Wubneh ◽  
Simegnew Handebo ◽  
Getu Debalkie ◽  
Yohanes Ayanaw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Rural Ethiopia

scholarly journals Strategies to reach marginalized women for cervical cancer screening: A qualitative study of stakeholder perspectives

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Wood ◽  
A. Lofters ◽  
M. Vahabi
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Cervical Screening ◽  
Primary Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Primary Screening

Background Self-sampling for human papillomavirus (hpv) has the potential to reach marginalized populations that are underserved for cervical cancer screening. However, before implementing an alternative screening strategy such as self-sampling for under- and never-screened women, the key processes, facilitators, and barriers to reform need to be understood.Methods A descriptive qualitative study was conducted that involved semi-structured interviews with Canadian and international cancer screening health care providers and policy-makers. Respondents were purposively selected from a list of thirty stakeholders generated through an environmental scan. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using directed content analysis.Results Nineteen stakeholders participated in the interviews. Most respondents thought that self-sampling was an appropriate cervical screening alternative for hard-to-reach populations, as it addressed barriers to cervical screening related to various social determinants of health. All respondents emphasized that transitioning to hpv primary screening would catalyze a policy shift towards self-sampling. Clinician respondents were less enthusiastic about self-sampling strategies since that discouraged women’s appointments with primary care providers, because cervical screening offered an opportunity to discuss other preventive health topics. There also was little consensus between respondents on whether the state of evidence was satisfactory to integrate a self-sampling option into policy, or whether more Canadian research was needed.Conclusion Canadian cervical cancer screening stakeholders should collaborate to identify the knowledge gaps that researchers should address and leverage the existing literature to implement tailored, patient-centred alternative cervical screening strategies. The transition to hpv primary screening would be a key first step in the broad implementation of hpv self-sampling in Canada.

The Quality of Cervical Cancer Screening: A Primary Care Perspective

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Curtis ◽  
Melanie Mintzer ◽  
Jacqueline Resnick ◽  
Daphne Morrell ◽  
Selinde Hendrix
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening
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