Review of Strategies in Promoting Attendance for Cervical Screening

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DEMİRTAŞ B.

ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION, cilt.14, sa.5, ss.3263-3267, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.5.3263
  • Dergi Adı: ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3263-3267
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cervical screening, health professionals, pap smear, promoting attendance, strategies, AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN, HEALTH BELIEF MODEL, PAP-SMEAR, HUMAN-PAPILLOMAVIRUS, CANCER, ATTITUDES, PREVALENCE, KNOWLEDGE, DECISION
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The importance of cervical screening has been addressed in numerous studies. However, reviews conducted to explore of strategies to promoting attendance for cervical screening have been limited. This study aimed to explore strategies to promote attendance for cervical screening. Materials and Methods: A literature search from databases (1994-2011) was undertaken to include papers that identified strategies related to the cervical screening. Results: Twenty-four papers were included in this review. The review of existing strategies identified valuable information on cervical screening and areas that could be improved in meeting womens' needs. Conclusions: The review highlighted important aspects of cervical screening that could be further addressed by promoting strategies to attendance. Assessing women's health beliefs, inpatient cervical cancer screening, nurse-led screening, and cognition-emotion focused programs are among the strategies to promote attendance for pap smear testing.