Pap smear rates among Australian community-attached lesbian and bisexual women: some good news but disparities persist.

Abstract:

UNLABELLED:Background Research in the US and UK shows that lesbian women are less likely than their heterosexual peers to attend for routine Pap smear tests. This study examined Pap smear test rates among community-attached lesbian, bisexual and queer (LBQ) women in New South Wales (NSW), to investigate if rates had changed between 2002 and 2012, compare rates to the general NSW population and identify predictive factors for Pap smear test attendance. METHODS:Data was taken from the Sydney Women and Sexual Health (SWASH) survey, a self-completed biennial questionnaire of LBQ women's health and wellbeing. RESULTS:Of the 4083 respondents, 83% had ever had a Pap smear test. Recent attendance rates were similar to the general NSW population. Significant predictors for ever having attended for a Pap smear test were older age, post Year 12 education, ever having had a sexually transmissible infection test, being out about sexuality to a regular doctor and ever having had sex with men. CONCLUSIONS:Pap smear rates for LBQ women are encouraging when compared with rates from countries such as the US or UK. A significant proportion of LBQ women are never receiving Pap smear tests. Predictive factors suggest a continued perception that women who have not had sex with men are not at risk of human papillomavirus, and highlight the importance of health providers providing a safe and welcoming environment for LBQ women to openly discuss their health.

journal_name

Sex Health

journal_title

Sexual health

authors

Douglas C,Deacon R,Mooney-Somers J

doi

10.1071/SH14210

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-06-01 00:00:00

pages

249-56

issue

3

eissn

1448-5028

issn

1449-8987

pii

SH14210

journal_volume

12

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