title: Patient knowledge of hysterectomy and pap screening after minimally invasive hysterectomy.
abstract: To determine whether women know their own cervical cancer screening recommendations after hysterectomy, and to evaluate patients' understanding of hysterectomy terminology and cervical cancer screening.
  
  
  
  A 19-item questionnaire was developed and administered to 413 women who had undergone minimally invasive hysterectomy with benign pathology between January 2008 and January 2012.
  
  
  
  A total of 190 women (46%) participated in the survey. The majority of respondents were Caucasian (61%) and had a college education (66%). Fifty-nine percent of respondents knew that a Pap test screens for cervical cancer, and 40% knew that HPV is related to cervical cancer. Eight-four percent understood that Pap screening is recommended if a woman still has a cervix after hysterectomy. Only 67% correctly identified if their cervix had been removed during their own surgery and if they needed future cervical cancer screening per current guidelines. Caucasian race and higher income were significant predictors of hysterectomy and screening knowledge.
  
  
  
  Knowledge regarding Pap tests, HPV, and implications of a supracervical hysterectomy is lacking, even among a post-hysterectomy population.
  
  
  
  Patient educational information is needed to improve perioperative counseling regarding the type of hysterectomy performed and indications for future cervical cancer screening.
authors: Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 550 North University Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. Electronic address: mnmsweetie85@hotmail.com.
authors: Marlena
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authors: Mattingly
authors: Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 550 North University Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. Electronic address: Rshroff604@gmail.com.
authors: Rupal
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authors: Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 550 North University Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. Electronic address: Isacksu@gmail.com.
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authors: Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 550 North University Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. Electronic address: jessica.ebinger@palmettohealth.org.
authors: Jessica
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authors: Ebinger
authors: Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 550 North University Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. Electronic address: jdaggy2@iu.edu.
authors: Joanne
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authors: Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 550 North University Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. Electronic address: btuckere@iupui.edu.
authors: Brownsyne
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authors: Tucker Edmonds
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Cervical cancer; Hysterectomy; Pap; Screening; Survey