title: Fatalistic Beliefs and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Mexican Women.
abstract: Fatalistic beliefs about cervical cancer were studied in 464 Mexican women, and how such beliefs relate to participation in cervical cancer screening was evaluated. Rural women were less likely than urban women to have had a Pap test and more likely to believe that the illness is due to bad luck or fate. These were also the beliefs most associated with nonscreening among rural women, whereas for urban women the belief most associated with nonscreening was "there is not much I can do to prevent cervical cancer."
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Psychological Research, Universidad Veracruzana , Xalapa , Veracruzana , Mexico.
authors.forename: Ma Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Marván
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Psychological Research, Universidad Veracruzana , Xalapa , Veracruzana , Mexico.
authors.forename: Yamilet
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ehrenzweig
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Psychological Research, Universidad Veracruzana , Xalapa , Veracruzana , Mexico.
authors.forename: Rosa Lilia
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Catillo-López
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000523:psychology; D008800:Mexico; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology; D011203:Poverty; D012424:Rural Population; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016387:Women's Health / Q000208:ethnology