Adolescent and young adult women's misunderstanding of the term pap smear
Adolescent and young adult women's misunderstanding of the term pap smear
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DOI：
10.1001/archpedi.158.10.966
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发表时间：
2004-10-01
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Fletcher, KE
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作者：
Blake, DR;Weber, BM;Fletcher, KE
目的：了解更多关于年轻女性对巴氏涂片的理解。设计：自我管理的调查。设置：马萨诸塞州纪念青少年诊所。参与者：14岁或以上的女性患者2002年6月10日至8月9日期间到诊所就诊的患者（及其母亲（如果有））。参与者对子宫颈抹片检查一词的书面定义的准确性，以及“子宫颈抹片检查”是一种宫颈癌检测，而不是盆腔检查、性传播疾病检测、妊娠检测的同义词，结果：111名青少年参与者中有3名（2.7%）提供了巴氏涂片的准确定义。68%的人错误地认为巴氏涂片和盆腔检查是一样的。年龄，性交史，并有一个巴氏涂片与一个更好的巴氏涂片定义rating.Conclusions：非常少的患者谁参加了这项研究的理解术语巴氏涂片的含义。对妇科术语的混淆可能会阻碍提高性传播疾病和宫颈癌筛查依从性的努力。需要开展教育活动，以提高年轻人的理解力，防止对妇科护理的误解以及患者与医疗保健提供者之间的沟通不畅。
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 Pal 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 misunderstandings about gynecologic care and miscommunication between patients and their health care providers.