title: Inpatient cervical screening: a survey of patient acceptability.
abstract: Offering Pap tests to hospital inpatients could increase cervical screening rates. A survey to examine the acceptability of this concept was conducted with female inpatients in a rural public hospital. A large majority reported that they would find hospital Pap tests acceptable. Acceptability was not related to Pap test status, attitudes, or knowledge of cervical cancer. This strategy may provide access to cervical screening for underscreened groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Newcastle.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruge
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006306:Health Surveys; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014626:Vaginal Smears