Exploring older women's approaches to cervical cancer screening.
Exploring older women's approaches to cervical cancer screening.
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DOI：
10.1080/07399330701615358
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发表时间：
2007-11-01
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Gorin, Sherri Sheinfeld
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作者：
Guilfoyle, Sharon;Franco, Rebeca;Gorin, Sherri Sheinfeld
The purpose of this qualitative study (N = 98, 11 focus groups) is to investigate how low-income, African American and Hispanic older women make decisions about cervical cancer screening. Using the health belief model to guide content analysis of transcripts, we found that primary barriers to screening were; embarrassment with, fear of, and pain from the test, difficulty in accessing screening, stigma associated with Medicaid coverage, and prior negative experiences with cancer detection. Women experienced cues to screening from their own bodies, in symptoms, and relied on spiritual beliefs to support them in coping with their health problems. Enhanced understanding of these factors could increase uptake of cervical cancer screening among the unscreened and underscreened.
