UNLABELLED Background Research in the US and UK shows that lesbian women are less likely than their heterosexual peers to attend for routine Pap smear tests. This study examined Pap smear test rates among community-attached lesbian, bisexual and queer (LBQ) women in New South Wales (NSW), to investigate if rates had changed between 2002 and 2012, compare rates to the general NSW population and ...

Background: The Papanicolaou test (Pap test) is most sensitive and widely used screening test for early diagnosis of various cervical lesions including infections. Objectives: To know the utility of Pap smears in diagnosing cervical infections and to study the pattern of infections on Pap smears occurring in this region of India. Material and Methods: Retrospective analysis of Pap smear reports...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to describe the prevalence of Papanicolaou (Pap) smear use for cervical cancer screening and to estimate its association with type of health care insurance. METHODS A cross-sectional study using data from the Health, Well-Being and Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean Study (SABE). The sample includes 6357 women aged 60 and older from seven cities. ...

BACKGROUND Gynecological cancers are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Screening with mammography and Pap smear reduces breast and cervical cancer mortality. Neverthless, high participation rates are needed to ensure their effectiveness. We sought to assess the use of mammography and Pap smear and analyzed predictors of attendance at these cancer screenings in a large metropolitan ...

Introduction: Cancer of uterine cervix is the most common genital tract malignancy. Pap smear though widely used screening test for cervical cancer has the disadvantage of low sensitivity. Colposcopy has higher sensitivity compared to Pap smear. Concurrent screening with Pap smear and colposcopy can overcome this problem. Aim: The aim of the study was correlation of Pap smear and colposcopic fi...

OBJECTIVE To determine the feasibility of visual inspection with the use of acetic acid (VIA) as a screening method for cervical cancer, an alternative to the Pap smear used in primary health care setting in Sudan, and to compare sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and histological diagnosis of positive cases of both tests. METHODS A cross-sectional study of 934...

Objectives: To estimate diagnostic efficacy of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) in comparison to Pap smear. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried over a period of 24 months on 200 women attending colposcopy clinic at KLES Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Center, Belgaum, India. All women enrolled in study underwent Pap smear, VIA, colposcopy and biopsy. The sens...

OBJECTIVE The objective was to determine if repeating a Pap smear at the time of an initial colposcopy has sufficient clinical benefit to justify its clinical and financial costs. METHODS The records were reviewed of all patients who had an initial colposcopy at Queens Hospital Center between 1984 and 1995. Data were gathered regarding the referral cytology, the cytology done at the time of c...

  Abstract   Background: Screening is a necessity for country health systems. In undeveloped   countries that have no screening programs, cervical carcinoma is one of the   major causes of mortality and morbidity. Although cervical cancer is preventable   it is poorly controlled in some countries. The main cause of it is unawareness of   people from cervical cancer and screening methods.   Meth...