Associations of an abnormal pap test result with attitudes and beliefs relevant to cervical cancer: a study of rural appalachian women
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Associations of an abnormal pap test result with attitudes and beliefs relevant to cervical cancer: a study of rural appalachian women

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    • Alternative Title:
      Cancer Causes Control
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      Purpose

      To compare women who recall being informed of an abnormal Pap to those not having this experience relative to attitudes and beliefs pertaining to screening for cervical cancer.

      Methods

      400 women were recruited from eight rural Appalachian counties, in 2013 and 2014. Women completed a paper-and-pencil survey after providing written informed consent. Bivariate associations and age-adjusted associations were calculated between the self-reported experience of being told of an abnormal Pap test result and eight attitudes/beliefs relative to the prevention of cervical cancer. Data analyses were performed in 2014.

      Results

      The mean age was 40.2 years (range = 30–64 - years). Eighteen women chose not to answer the question asking about ever having an abnormal Pap test result, leaving N = 382. Of the 382 women who did answer, 122 (30.6 %) indicating have been told they have an abnormal Pap test result and the remaining 260 (65.2 %) indicated never having this experience. With the exception of one item assessing knowledge that HPV is the cause of cervical cancer, between-group differences in attitudes, beliefs, and intent to have a Pap test the next time one is due were not observed.

      Conclusions

      Although we hypothesized that women ever having an abnormal Pap test may have actively sought to learn more about cervical cancer and its prevention, findings suggest that this is not the case. Informing women of an abnormal result could be coupled with a high-intensity counseling designed to improve attitudes and beliefs relative to women’s role in protecting themselves from cervical cancer.

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      Cancer Causes Control. 27(7):947-950.
    • Pubmed ID:
      27294724
    • Pubmed Central ID:
      PMC5600882
    • Document Type:
      Journal Article
    • Funding:
      U48 DP001932/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
    • Place as Subject:
      Appalchian Region
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