Pap Testing in a High-Income Country with Suboptimal Compliance Levels: A Survey on Acceptance Factors among Sicilian Women

Pap Testing in a High-Income Country with Suboptimal Compliance Levels: A Survey on Acceptance Factors among Sicilian Women

Cervical cancer screening is uncommon, especially in low-income countries and among lower socioeconomic status people in high-income countries. The aims of this study were to examine the adherence of Sicilian women to Pap testing and to identify the determinants of this in a population with a second...

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Main Authors: Vincenzo Restivo, Claudio Costantino, Antonello Marras, Giuseppe Napoli, Sabrina Scelfo, Tiziana Scuderi, Alessandra Casuccio, Achille Cernigliaro, Angela Giusti, Stefania Spila Alegiani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
Pap test
screening
prevention
general practitioner
health belief model
cervical cancer
refusal
susceptibility
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/9/1804

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