Cervical smears: comparison of knowledge and practice of a general practice sample with a high-risk group.

Abstract:

:Successful cervical screening programmes depend on the participation of an informed target population. A national cervical screening programme is shortly to be introduced in the Republic of Ireland. We compare the knowledge, attitudes and practice of 395 Irish urban women with 323 high-risk women, genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinic attenders. There was little difference in knowledge between the 2 groups. Fifty-five per cent of the general practice (GP) sample and 45% of the GUM sample correctly identified the purpose of a smear. Eighty-three per cent of both groups had had at least one smear but only 59% of the high-risk group had had a smear before attending the GUM clinic. Both groups expressed a preference for a female provider. Socio-economic grouping is the strongest predictor of knowledge and uptake of cervical smears and high-risk women were less likely to have opportunistic cervical smears. Information programmes to encourage participation in screening programmes must build on pre-existing knowledge and focus on the relevance and acceptability of the test.

journal_name

Int J STD AIDS

authors

ní Riain A,Stewart M,Phelan D,Bury G,Mulcahy F

doi

10.1258/0956462011916974

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-03-01 00:00:00

pages

171-5

issue

3

eissn

0956-4624

issn

1758-1052

journal_volume

12

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