Healthy women or risk patients?: Non-attendance in a cervical cancer screening program

Women afflicted with cervical cancer who have the highest morbidity and mortality rates have been the least likely to be screened. The overall aim of this research project was to investigate non-attendance in a cervical cancer screening (CCS) program among women with no registered cervical smear during the previous five years. Both quantitative (I,III) and qualitative methods (II) as well as costeffectiveness analysis (IV) were used in this research project…

Contents

INTRODUCTION
Cervical cancer screening
Cervical cancer screening program
Non-attendees
Promoting cervical cancer screening
Costs of promoting cervical cancer screening
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
Preventive medicine and health promotion
Empowerment
Informed consent
The rationale of the study
AIMS OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT
METHODS
Pilot study
Sample
Data collections and procedures
Data analyses
Ethical considerations
RESULTS
Reasons for non-attendance
Requirements and promotive efforts
Outcome and cost-effectiveness
DISCUSSION
METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS
AFTERWORD
SWEDISH SUMMARY
REFERENCES

Author: Oscarsson, Marie

Source: Linköping University

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