Women's preferences for gynecological examiners: sex versus role.
Preferences for gynecological examiners are studied in a cervical cancer screening program. Sex appears to be a more important factor in preference than the professional level of the examiner. Female health professionals were preferred by a majority of patients; the distinction between physicians and nurse practitioners was a much less important factor. Female examiners were particularly important to low-income and Mexican-American participants, and to women who were reluctant to participate in screening programs.
D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008800:Mexico / Q000208:ethnology; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000523:psychology; D010820:Physicians; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology