background : the systematic application of pap test helps early diagnosis and effective treatment of cervical cancer. this study was conducted to assess the effect of education on health beliefs and practice of women eligible for pap test using health belief model (hbm). methods : this quasi-experimental study was conducted in hamadan city, the west of iran, in 2010 using before-after design. i...

background: cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the world and the most common cancer in developing countries. secondary prevention, achieved through pap smear testing, is the single most effective tool in reducing deaths due to cervical cancer. the aim of this study was to determine factors affecting the belief to obtain a regular pap smear test among women based on ...

The objective of the Forsyth County Cancer Screening Project is to assess barriers to breast and cervical cancer screening among low-income women and to develop an educational program to address these barriers. To properly assess the barriers, it was first necessary to determine if self-reported rates of breast and cervical cancer screening were accurate. All women who participated in the basel...

background: although the pap smear is known as one of the effective methods to detect the cervical cancer, a large group of women are reluctant to do the test because of various reasons. therefore, we carried out this study to determine the level of knowledge about cervical cancer and pap smear and the factors influencing the pap test screening among women. methods: in this cross-sectional stud...

BACKGROUND Guidelines recommend screening for cervical cancer among women 30 years or older 3 years after a normal Papanicolaou test (hereinafter referred to as Pap test) result or a combined normal screening result (normal Pap/negative human papillomavirus [HPV] test results). We assessed reported recommendations by US primary care physicians (PCPs) on screening intervals that incorporate HPV ...

BACKGROUND Cervical cancer remains a significant yet preventable disease despite the widespread availability of Pap test screening, which detects cervical cancer and its precursor lesions. The aims of this study were to: i) estimate and compare age- and hysterectomy-adjusted Pap test rates across the 37 Ontario public health units (PHUs), and ii) explore the association between several factors ...