title: Nonattendance in a cervical cancer screening program - what happens if women's requirements are met?
abstract: In this study we focus on women who have no registered cervical smear during the previous 5 years, their requirements for attendance, and promotive efforts performed. Of the 400 women randomly selected to answer a telephone-based questionnaire about future attendance at cervical cancer screening (CCS), 120 would consider having a cervical smear taken, and 50 of them wanted help to accomplish that. When meeting the women's requirements, such as being assured friendly treatment and a suitable appointment time, the numbers of registered cervical smears were higher for the study group compared with a control group. Still, the most highly resistant women did not attend.
authors: School of Human Sciences, Kalmar University, Sweden. marie.oscarsson@hik.se
authors: Marie G
authors: MG
authors: Oscarsson
authors: Barbro E
authors: BE
authors: Wijma
authors: Eva G
authors: EG
authors: Benzein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003954:Diagnostic Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016387:Women's Health