BACKGROUND Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women worldwide. Failure to prevent cervical cancer is partly due to non-participation in regular screening. It is important to plan and develop screening programs directed towards underscreened women. In order to identify the factors associated with underscreening for cervical cancer among women, this study examined Pap test par...

To the Editor—Colposcopy clinics these days are overburdened, particularly with patients requiring follow-up (non-screen) Papanicolaou (Pap) smears. In general, nurses have been trained to take Pap smears for screening purposes only. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first local prospective study designed to evaluate the feasibility of training colposcopy nurses to take non-screen Pap s...

Aim: Cervical cancer is the most common genital tract malignancy among women in developing countries. It accounts for more than 250,000 deaths yearly most of which occur in the developing countries. The aim of this work was to assess the awareness of cervical cancer among Igbo women in Abakaliki, Nigeria. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study using structured questionnaires at the Federa...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of using an educational program based on self-efficacy to increase knowledge and create behavior change regarding recommended mammography and Papanicolaou (Pap) test screening guidelines. DESIGN Pretest and post-test, prospective. SETTING An urban county in northern Indiana. SAMPLE 56 women who attended one of four educational programs and ...

OBJECTIVES Proven screening technologies exist for both breast and cervical cancer, but they are underused by many women. We sought to evaluate the effect of demographic characteristics on the underuse of mammography and Pap smear screening. METHODS We analyzed responses from 12,252 women who participated in the 1987 National Health Interview Survey Cancer Control Supplement. Demographic prof...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions and knowledge of, and access to, Papanicolaou (Pap) testing among Hispanic and Native-American women. DESIGN A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted by surveying Hispanic and Native-American women. The survey was developed with the constructs of the Preventive Health Model and was designed to assess background charac...

OBJECTIVE Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of death in many developing countries because limited screening by Papanicolaou (Pap) smear. We sought to better understand women's beliefs about cervical cancer and screening in Botswana, a middle-income African country with high rates of cervical cancer. METHODS We interviewed 289 women attending general medicine or human immunodeficiency vi...

The aim of this study is to provide a profile of cervical cancer screening practices among the women in Patras and to assess factors associated with cervical cancer screening uptake. Data from a representative sample of 873 women were analyzed. 67.2% had at least one Pap test in their life, with 54.4% having been tested in the previous three years. Women aged 35-44 and 45-54 years were more lik...

Background: Carcinoma cervix is the second most common cancer in women (18%). Cervical smear by routine Papanicolaou (Pap) screening has significant rates of false-positive and false-negative results. To minimise this, we compare efficacy cervical acid phosphatase-papanicolaou (CAP-Pap) with conventional Pap detecting premalignant lesions cervix. The red-colored granules (enzyme coated abnormal...

OBJECTIVES Breast and cervical cancer are common among Latinas, but screening rates among foreign-born Latinas are relatively low. In this article we describe the design and implementation of a theory-based (PEN-3) outreach program to promote breast and cervical cancer screening to Latina immigrants, and evaluate the program's effectiveness. METHODS We used data from self-administered questio...