Cervical cytology history in Irish doctors and midwives.
In Ireland we do not have a national cervical screening programme. It is hoped that such a service will soon be implemented and a pilot programme is currently underway. In our department there was a perception that many women working in the area of women's health had a "laissez-faire" attitude towards their own cervical cytology. This prompted us to perform an anonymous survey of a sample of Irish gynaecologists, general practitioners and midwives in advance of a national cervical screening programme. Overall, 80% of the questionnaires were returned completed--72% from gynaecologists, 68% from GPs and 100% from midwives. 60% of those who returned completed questionnaires were "up-to-date", 21% were "late" and 19% had never had a cervical smear.
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Department of Gynaecology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin.
Walsh
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Hayden
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Boyd
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Coughlan
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D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010822:Physicians, Women / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*