title: [Cervical cancer screening in the French-speaking part of Switzerland: contrasted trajectories].
abstract: This article presents the results of a sociological study aiming at documenting the experience of women in regards with cervical cancer screening. Twenty-four focus groups have been conducted, with a total of 125 participants, aged between 24 and 67. The results show that rather than one specific barrier, a cumulative range of factors and events affect screening attendance. To understand screening attendance ambivalence, it is important to take into consideration screening trajectories associated with diverse life stages.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fargnoli
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Petignat
authors.forename: Claudine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Burton-Jeangros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D013557:Switzerland; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult