Why women do not present for cervical smears - Observations from general practice

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 50-52

  Seamark, Clare J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0029929526     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Austoker J. Cancer prevention in primary care. Screening for cervical cancer. Br Med J 1994; 309: 241-247.
2. Naish J, Brown J, Denton B. Intercultural consultations: investigations of factors that deter non-English speaking women from attending their general practitioners for cervical screening. Br Med J 1994; 309: 1126-1129.
3. Devon FHSA 1990 to 1994. End of an era. FHSA Link Letter No. 20, October 1994. Appendix 5.
4. Elkind A K, Haaran D, Eardley A, et al. Reasons for non-attendance for computer-managed cervical screening: pilot interviews. Soc Sci Med 1998; 27: 651-660.
5. Schroff K J, Corrigan A M, Posher M, et al. Cervical screening in an inner city area: response to a call system in general practice. Br Med J 1998; 297: 1317-1318.
6. Pierce M, Lundy S, Palanisamy A, et al. Prospcetive randomised controlled trial of methods for call and recall for cervical cytology screening. Br Med J 1989; 299: 160-162.
7. Beardow R, Oerton J, Victor C. Evaluation of the cervical cytology screening programme in an inner city health district. Br Med J 1989; 299: 90-100.
8. Gillian S J. Review article. Understanding the uptake of cervical cancer screening: the contribution of the health belief model. Br J Gen Pract 1991; 41: 510-513.
9. Chomet J, Chomet J. Cervical screening in general practice: a "new" scenario. Br Med J 1990; 38: 267-269.
10. Reid G S, Robenson A J. Cervical screening in Perth and Kinross since the introduction of the new contract. Br Med J 1991; 303: 447-450.
11. Bailie R, Perrie K. Women's attitudes to cervical smear testing. NZ Med J 1990; 103: 292-295.
12. McPherson A, Savage W. Cervical cytology in Women's Problems in General Practice. Oxford: OUP, 1988.
13. King J. Women's attitudes towards cervical smears. UPDATE 1987; 34: 160-168.
14. Coulter A, Baldwin A. Survey of population coverage in cervical cancer screening in the Oxford Region. J R Coll Gen Pract 1987; 37: 441-443.
15. Cockburn J, White V M, Hirst S, et al. Barriers to cervical screening in older women. Aus Fam Physician 1992; 21: 7: 973-978.
16. Hodes C. Cervical screening: refusal in general practice. J R Coll Gen Pract 1972; 22: 172-175.
17. Standing P, Mercer S. Quinquenniel cervical smears: every women's right and every general practitioner's responsibility. Br Med J 1984; 289: 883-886.
18. Nathoo V. Investigations of non-responders at a cervical screening clinic in Manchester. Br Med J 1988; 296: 1041-1042.
19. Collum D E, Savory J N. Patient preference for cervical cytology. Br Med J 1983; 287: 329-332.
20. Hancock F B. Letter. Non-attenders for cervical screening. Brit J Gen Pract 1994; 382: 234-235.