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Kenneth E. Fletcher - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Adolescent and young adult women’s misunderstanding of the term ‘Pap Smear.’
JAMA Pediatrics, 2003Co-Authors: Diane R. Blake, Brittany M. Weber, Kenneth E. FletcherAbstract:Objective To learn more about young women’s understanding of the term Pap Smear . Design Self-administered survey. Setting UMass Memorial Adolescent Clinic. Participants Female patients 14 years or older (and their mothers when available) who visited the clinic between June 10 and August 9, 2002. Main Outcome Measures Accuracy of participants’ written definition for the term Pap Smear and knowledge that a “Pap Smear” is a test for cervical cancer and not synonymous with a pelvic examination, sexually transmitted disease test, pregnancy test, or checkup. Results Three (2.7%) of the 111 adolescent participants provided an accurate definition of the term Pap Smear . Sixty-eight percent mistakenly believed that a Pap Smear was the same as a pelvic examination. Age, history of sexual intercourse, and having had a Pap Smear correlated with a better Pap Smear definition rating. Conclusions Remarkably few patients who participated in this study understood the meaning of the term Pap Smear . Confusion about gynecologic terms may hinder efforts to enhance compliance with sexually transmitted disease and cervical cancer screening. Educational initiatives are needed to improve young people’s comprehension and to prevent misun derstandings about gynecologic care and miscommunication between patients and their health care pro viders.
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adolescent and young adult women s misunderstanding of the term Pap Smear
JAMA Pediatrics, 2003Co-Authors: Diane R. Blake, Brittany M. Weber, Kenneth E. FletcherAbstract:Objective To learn more about young women’s understanding of the term Pap Smear . Design Self-administered survey. Setting UMass Memorial Adolescent Clinic. Participants Female patients 14 years or older (and their mothers when available) who visited the clinic between June 10 and August 9, 2002. Main Outcome Measures Accuracy of participants’ written definition for the term Pap Smear and knowledge that a “Pap Smear” is a test for cervical cancer and not synonymous with a pelvic examination, sexually transmitted disease test, pregnancy test, or checkup. Results Three (2.7%) of the 111 adolescent participants provided an accurate definition of the term Pap Smear . Sixty-eight percent mistakenly believed that a Pap Smear was the same as a pelvic examination. Age, history of sexual intercourse, and having had a Pap Smear correlated with a better Pap Smear definition rating. Conclusions Remarkably few patients who participated in this study understood the meaning of the term Pap Smear . Confusion about gynecologic terms may hinder efforts to enhance compliance with sexually transmitted disease and cervical cancer screening. Educational initiatives are needed to improve young people’s comprehension and to prevent misun derstandings about gynecologic care and miscommunication between patients and their health care pro viders.
Diane R. Blake - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Adolescent and young adult women’s misunderstanding of the term ‘Pap Smear.’
JAMA Pediatrics, 2003Co-Authors: Diane R. Blake, Brittany M. Weber, Kenneth E. FletcherAbstract:Objective To learn more about young women’s understanding of the term Pap Smear . Design Self-administered survey. Setting UMass Memorial Adolescent Clinic. Participants Female patients 14 years or older (and their mothers when available) who visited the clinic between June 10 and August 9, 2002. Main Outcome Measures Accuracy of participants’ written definition for the term Pap Smear and knowledge that a “Pap Smear” is a test for cervical cancer and not synonymous with a pelvic examination, sexually transmitted disease test, pregnancy test, or checkup. Results Three (2.7%) of the 111 adolescent participants provided an accurate definition of the term Pap Smear . Sixty-eight percent mistakenly believed that a Pap Smear was the same as a pelvic examination. Age, history of sexual intercourse, and having had a Pap Smear correlated with a better Pap Smear definition rating. Conclusions Remarkably few patients who participated in this study understood the meaning of the term Pap Smear . Confusion about gynecologic terms may hinder efforts to enhance compliance with sexually transmitted disease and cervical cancer screening. Educational initiatives are needed to improve young people’s comprehension and to prevent misun derstandings about gynecologic care and miscommunication between patients and their health care pro viders.
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adolescent and young adult women s misunderstanding of the term Pap Smear
JAMA Pediatrics, 2003Co-Authors: Diane R. Blake, Brittany M. Weber, Kenneth E. FletcherAbstract:Objective To learn more about young women’s understanding of the term Pap Smear . Design Self-administered survey. Setting UMass Memorial Adolescent Clinic. Participants Female patients 14 years or older (and their mothers when available) who visited the clinic between June 10 and August 9, 2002. Main Outcome Measures Accuracy of participants’ written definition for the term Pap Smear and knowledge that a “Pap Smear” is a test for cervical cancer and not synonymous with a pelvic examination, sexually transmitted disease test, pregnancy test, or checkup. Results Three (2.7%) of the 111 adolescent participants provided an accurate definition of the term Pap Smear . Sixty-eight percent mistakenly believed that a Pap Smear was the same as a pelvic examination. Age, history of sexual intercourse, and having had a Pap Smear correlated with a better Pap Smear definition rating. Conclusions Remarkably few patients who participated in this study understood the meaning of the term Pap Smear . Confusion about gynecologic terms may hinder efforts to enhance compliance with sexually transmitted disease and cervical cancer screening. Educational initiatives are needed to improve young people’s comprehension and to prevent misun derstandings about gynecologic care and miscommunication between patients and their health care pro viders.
Brittany M. Weber - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Adolescent and young adult women’s misunderstanding of the term ‘Pap Smear.’
JAMA Pediatrics, 2003Co-Authors: Diane R. Blake, Brittany M. Weber, Kenneth E. FletcherAbstract:Objective To learn more about young women’s understanding of the term Pap Smear . Design Self-administered survey. Setting UMass Memorial Adolescent Clinic. Participants Female patients 14 years or older (and their mothers when available) who visited the clinic between June 10 and August 9, 2002. Main Outcome Measures Accuracy of participants’ written definition for the term Pap Smear and knowledge that a “Pap Smear” is a test for cervical cancer and not synonymous with a pelvic examination, sexually transmitted disease test, pregnancy test, or checkup. Results Three (2.7%) of the 111 adolescent participants provided an accurate definition of the term Pap Smear . Sixty-eight percent mistakenly believed that a Pap Smear was the same as a pelvic examination. Age, history of sexual intercourse, and having had a Pap Smear correlated with a better Pap Smear definition rating. Conclusions Remarkably few patients who participated in this study understood the meaning of the term Pap Smear . Confusion about gynecologic terms may hinder efforts to enhance compliance with sexually transmitted disease and cervical cancer screening. Educational initiatives are needed to improve young people’s comprehension and to prevent misun derstandings about gynecologic care and miscommunication between patients and their health care pro viders.
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adolescent and young adult women s misunderstanding of the term Pap Smear
JAMA Pediatrics, 2003Co-Authors: Diane R. Blake, Brittany M. Weber, Kenneth E. FletcherAbstract:Objective To learn more about young women’s understanding of the term Pap Smear . Design Self-administered survey. Setting UMass Memorial Adolescent Clinic. Participants Female patients 14 years or older (and their mothers when available) who visited the clinic between June 10 and August 9, 2002. Main Outcome Measures Accuracy of participants’ written definition for the term Pap Smear and knowledge that a “Pap Smear” is a test for cervical cancer and not synonymous with a pelvic examination, sexually transmitted disease test, pregnancy test, or checkup. Results Three (2.7%) of the 111 adolescent participants provided an accurate definition of the term Pap Smear . Sixty-eight percent mistakenly believed that a Pap Smear was the same as a pelvic examination. Age, history of sexual intercourse, and having had a Pap Smear correlated with a better Pap Smear definition rating. Conclusions Remarkably few patients who participated in this study understood the meaning of the term Pap Smear . Confusion about gynecologic terms may hinder efforts to enhance compliance with sexually transmitted disease and cervical cancer screening. Educational initiatives are needed to improve young people’s comprehension and to prevent misun derstandings about gynecologic care and miscommunication between patients and their health care pro viders.
Suchila Srithipayawan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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knowledge attitudes and practices about the Pap Smear among medical workers in naresuan university hospital thailand
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2010Co-Authors: Shina Oranratanaphan, Patcharada Amatyakul, Kanokwan Iramaneerat, Suchila SrithipayawanAbstract:Background: Cervical cancer, very common in females of the developing world, has a long premalignant period. Primary and secondary prevention can reduce the incidence. The Pap Smear is the main screening modality in Thailand but the coverage is rather poor. Objective: This study was performed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of medical workers in Naresuan university hospital who met the WHO guidelines for screening. Methods: A questionnaire covering general characteristics, knowledge, attitudes and practices about cervical cancer screening was administered and the data obtained were analyzed with SPSS version 16. Results: The majority of the 78 included participants were nurses with an education mostly more than diploma level. Knowledge about the importance of the Pap Smear, early detection and the treatment of early stage cervical cancer was adequate (90.9 % and 81.6%, respectively) but awarness of cervical cancer risk factors was quite low. The most frequent reasons for avoiding Pap Smear screening were fear of vaginal examination (27.6%), embarrassment (26.3%), lack of any symptoms (22.4%) and being busy (17%). Conclusion: The Pap Smear is appropriate for detection of premalignant lesions of cervical cancer in Thailand but the coverage is still low. Although this study was performed with medical workers, their compliance with screening recommendations was still low. If we can improve the knowledge and attitudes about Pap Smear cervical cancer screening in such experts, they should be able to readily provide appropriate and accurate information to the population to motivate the general population to join screening programs.
Hyacinth I Hyacinth - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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cervical cancer and Pap Smear awareness and utilization of Pap Smear test among federal civil servants in north central nigeria
PLOS ONE, 2012Co-Authors: Hyacinth I Hyacinth, Oluwatoyosi A Adekeye, Joy Ngozi Ibeh, Tolulope OsobaAbstract:Cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer death in women in developing countries. A key factor linked to the relatively high levels of cervical cancer in these populations is the lack of awareness and access to preventive methods. This study aimed to determine the level of awareness of cervical cancer and Papanicolaou test (Pap Smear test) and factors associated with the utilization of Pap test among female civil servants in Jos. Data was obtained from female workers (n=388) aged 18–65 years in a Nigerian Federal establishment. Participants were randomly approached and instructed to complete validated questionnaires. Data was analyzed using Chi-square, t-tests and logistic regression analysis to determine if there was an association between variables and identify any predictors of awareness and utilization of the Pap test. Cervical cancer and Pap Smear test awareness was 50.9% and 38.6% respectively, with the media as the major source of information. Pap Smear test utilization rate was 10.2%, with routine antenatal care (ANC) as the major reason for getting screened. Personal barriers to screening include the lack of awareness, and belief that cervical cancer is not preventable. Opportunistic screening, mass media campaigns and ANC education were suggested as ways of improving awareness and utilization of cervical cancer screening services.
