Barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening in high incidence populations: A synthesis of qualitative evidence

Women and Health

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 448-467

  Driscoll, Susan D ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behavior; Beliefs; Cervical cancer screening; Culture; Knowledge; Qualitative synthesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRUST; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84953205480     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2015.1101742     Document Type: Article

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