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- Oscarsson, Marie G., et al.
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“I do not need to… I do not want to… I do not give it priority …” : why women choose not to attend cervical cancer screening.
- 2008
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Ingår i: Health Expectations. ; 11:1, s. 26-34
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective To describe and interpret why women with no cervical smear taken during the previous 5 years choose not to attend a cervical cancer screening (CCS) programme.Background CCS programme is a service for early detection of cervical cancer. Today, some women choose not to attend the programme.Design Data were collected by tape-recorded interviews and analysed by qualitative inductive content analysis.Setting and participants Purposive sample of 14 women in southeast Sweden, who had chosen not to attend CCS during the previous 5 years.Findings The following themes were revealed: I do not need to…, I do not want to… and I do not give it priority…. The women had a positive attitude to CCS but as long as they felt healthy, they chose not to attend. A negative body image, low self-esteem, feelings of discomfort when confronted with the gynaecological examination and fear of the results also influenced their non-attendance. The women prioritized more important things in life and reported various degrees of lack of trust in health-care.Conclusion Women's choice not to attend CCS were complex and influenced by present and earlier intra- and inter-personal circumstances. They had a positive attitude to CCS, but other things in life were more important. Health-care professionals have to facilitate a co-operative discussion with the women in order to contribute to a mutual understanding for the perspectives of the women and the professionals.
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- Oscarsson, Maria, et al.
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Non-attendance in a cervical cancer screening program : What happens if women’s requirements are met?
- 2008
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Ingår i: Health Care for Women International. ; 29:2, s. 183-197
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this study we focus on women who have no registered cervical smear during the previous 5 years, their requirements for attendance, and promotive efforts performed. Of the 400 women randomly selected to answer a telephone-based questionnaire about future attendance at cervical cancer screening (CCS), 120 would consider having a cervical smear taken, and 50 of them wanted help to accomplish that. When meeting the women's requirements, such as being assured friendly treatment and a suitable appointment time, the numbers of registered cervical smears were higher for the study group compared with a control group. Still, the most highly resistant women did not attend.
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