The Experts below are selected from a list of 39168 Experts worldwide ranked by ideXlab platform
Margie Comrie - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
-
Barriers to Pacific women's use of Cervical Screening services.
Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, 1999Co-Authors: Anna Jameson, Frank Sligo, Margie ComrieAbstract:Objective: The present study explored barriers to the use of Cervical Screening information and services from the perspective of Pacific women. Method: Qualitative, face-to-face interviews based on a snowball sampling approach were used in Palmerston North, New Zealand, in 1997, to assess attitudes among 20 Pacific women. Results: The study found a high level of awareness of a local Cervical Screening program. Specific barriers determined were: a resistance to being defined as socially problematic, embarrassment, belief in the sacred nature of human sexuality, an anxiety about lack of confidentiality within small community groups, and a perceived relationship between Cervical smears and sexual activity. Conclusions: Participants strongly preferred that information on Cervical Screening should be transmitted by interpersonal means, though pamphlets on Screening services were also sought. The women agreed that the preferable role of a Pacific Island health professional would be in disseminating information, rather than actually serving as a smear-taker. Implications: The need for smear-taking should not be stereotyped as a ‘Pacific problem’. Multi-racial images of women should be used in advertising to demonstrate that Cervical smears are necessary regardless of ethnicity. Information providers need to show great sensitivity when providing information relevant to human reproduction or sexuality.
Basak Demirtas - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
-
Review of strategies in promoting attendance for Cervical Screening.
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2013Co-Authors: Basak DemirtasAbstract: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.
Martin Vessey - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
-
A cohort effect in Cervical Screening coverage
Journal of medical screening, 2008Co-Authors: L Lancuck, J Patnick, Martin VesseyAbstract:IntroductionObjectives The objective of this study is to analyse Cervical Screening coverage data over time.MethodsRoutinely collected Cervical Screening statistics, in England, on the proportion o...
-
A cohort effect in Cervical Screening coverage
Journal of Medical Screening, 2008Co-Authors: L Lancuck, J Patnick, Martin VesseyAbstract:OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to analyse Cervical Screening coverage data over time. METHODS: Routinely collected Cervical Screening statistics, in England, on the proportion of women who have undergone Cervical Screening with cytology during the preceding five years. The participants included all women residents eligible for Cervical Screening. RESULTS: Overall coverage remained at about 82% or over between 1995 and 2000. Since 2000, however, coverage has drifted slowly down to just over 80% in 2005. Coverage has long been observed to be related to age. In 2005, the coverage rate was 71% in women aged 25-29, 83% in those aged 35-54 and 75% in those aged 55-64. Comparing coverage by age in the three years--1995, 2000 and 2005--shows broad conformity with this pattern in each of the three years, but overlaid is the fact that at ages below 50, the rate has been falling while at ages above 55, the rate has been rising. The fall in Screening coverage appears to be largely a cohort effect, with women born in the 1960s and later being increasingly less likely to participate. CONCLUSIONS: No specific reason for this effect is evident. Action could be targeted at women aged 25-34 to address falling coverage.
Deborah Payne - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
-
Overcoming Barriers to Cervical Screening Among Pacific Women: A Narrative Review.
Health equity, 2019Co-Authors: Georgina S. Mcpherson, Peggy Fairbairn-dunlop, Deborah PayneAbstract:Abstract Purpose: This narrative review explores the barriers and facilitators for Pacific women accessing the Cervical Screening pathway. Despite organized Cervical Screening in New Zealand, Pacif...
-
Overcoming Barriers to Cervical Screening Among Pacific Women: A Narrative Review.
Health equity, 2019Co-Authors: Georgina S. Mcpherson, Peggy Fairbairn-dunlop, Deborah PayneAbstract:Purpose: This narrative review explores the barriers and facilitators for Pacific women accessing the Cervical Screening pathway. Despite organized Cervical Screening in New Zealand, Pacific women still face significant health disparities in regard to Cervical cancer incidence and mortality and access to colposcopy services. Providing a narrative synthesis of the available literature examining Pacific women and the barriers and facilitators to the Cervical Screening pathway may provide some insight into the provision of primary and secondary health services for Pacific women. Methods: Four electronic databases were searched for articles published between January 1990 and June 2017 and included bibliographies of key journal articles and gray material. A narrative review and synthesis were undertaken of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research. Results: The literature is focused on the Cervical Screening aspect of the Cervical Screening pathway. There was a paucity of literature that examines the barriers and facilitators Pacific women experience accessing colposcopy services. Barriers to Cervical Screening for Pacific women are multifaceted and interrelated. Factors such as culture, fear, practical issues, health care experiences, and knowledge/education influence Screening practices. Facilitators to Cervical Screening are also multifaceted and included knowledge, health care experience, culture, and practical issues. Culturally tailored approaches improve access to Cervical Screening for Pacific women. Conclusion: Understanding Pacific women's experiences, facilitators, and barriers to the Cervical Screening pathway is essential in assisting health care professionals, policy makers, and funders provide culturally appropriate services. Further research is required to examine Pacific women's experiences of navigating colposcopy services and the interface between primary and secondary care services.
J Patnick - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
-
The NHS Cervical Screening programme
InnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice, 2012Co-Authors: J PatnickAbstract:Cervical cancer is the 11th most common cancer in women. Cervical Screening aims to reduce the number of women who develop invasive Cervical cancer and, consequently, the number of deaths caused by Cervical cancer, by regularly Screening women so that Cervical abnormalities that might otherwise develop into invasive cancer can be identified and treated. GPs play an important role in raising awareness of Cervical cancer and ensuring that women are provided with the necessary information and advice to assist them in making an informed choice about attending Cervical Screening appointments.
-
A cohort effect in Cervical Screening coverage
Journal of medical screening, 2008Co-Authors: L Lancuck, J Patnick, Martin VesseyAbstract:IntroductionObjectives The objective of this study is to analyse Cervical Screening coverage data over time.MethodsRoutinely collected Cervical Screening statistics, in England, on the proportion o...
-
A cohort effect in Cervical Screening coverage
Journal of Medical Screening, 2008Co-Authors: L Lancuck, J Patnick, Martin VesseyAbstract:OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to analyse Cervical Screening coverage data over time. METHODS: Routinely collected Cervical Screening statistics, in England, on the proportion of women who have undergone Cervical Screening with cytology during the preceding five years. The participants included all women residents eligible for Cervical Screening. RESULTS: Overall coverage remained at about 82% or over between 1995 and 2000. Since 2000, however, coverage has drifted slowly down to just over 80% in 2005. Coverage has long been observed to be related to age. In 2005, the coverage rate was 71% in women aged 25-29, 83% in those aged 35-54 and 75% in those aged 55-64. Comparing coverage by age in the three years--1995, 2000 and 2005--shows broad conformity with this pattern in each of the three years, but overlaid is the fact that at ages below 50, the rate has been falling while at ages above 55, the rate has been rising. The fall in Screening coverage appears to be largely a cohort effect, with women born in the 1960s and later being increasingly less likely to participate. CONCLUSIONS: No specific reason for this effect is evident. Action could be targeted at women aged 25-34 to address falling coverage.