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dc.titleFactors affecting Pap smear uptake in a maternity hospital: A descriptive cross-sectional study
dc.contributor.authorYeo, Celestine
dc.contributor.authorFang, Huang
dc.contributor.authorThilagamangai
dc.contributor.authorKoh, Serena Siew Lin
dc.contributor.authorShorey, Shefaly
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-10T01:49:36Z
dc.date.available2022-06-10T01:49:36Z
dc.date.issued2018-11-01
dc.identifier.citationYeo, Celestine, Fang, Huang, Thilagamangai, Koh, Serena Siew Lin, Shorey, Shefaly (2018-11-01). Factors affecting Pap smear uptake in a maternity hospital: A descriptive cross-sectional study. JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING 74 (11) : 2533-2543. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13769
dc.identifier.issn0309-2402
dc.identifier.issn1365-2648
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/226889
dc.description.abstractAim: To understand factors that influence women's decisions to go for Pap smears. Background: Globally, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women. In Singapore, cervical cancer is on the rise and has been found to be the eighth highest cause of death among women. Research has shown that regular screening for cervical cancer with Pap smear reduces cervical cancer-related mortality. However, Pap smear awareness is still limited and its uptake in Singapore is highly opportunistic, requiring the need for a deeper understanding of the factors that influence Pap smear uptake among women in Singapore. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used. Methods: Convenience sampling was used to recruit 350 participants (postnatal women of at least 21 years old) from a local maternity hospital. Data were collected using validated questionnaires. Logistic regression was used to analyse the data. Results: Demographic factors, such as age, ethnicity and religion, as well as women's beliefs about the effectiveness of Pap smear in detecting cervical cancer, the desire to discover health problems early and considering Pap smear to be painful, were found to be factors significantly influencing Pap smear uptake. Healthcare professionals need to be mindful of these factors to address women's needs to encourage women to go for Pap smears. Conclusion: Various factors were found to influence Pap smear uptake. Future interventions can take these factors into account for increasing Pap smear awareness.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWILEY
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dc.subjectScience & Technology
dc.subjectLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subjectNursing
dc.subjectcervical cancer screening
dc.subjecthealth beliefs
dc.subjectnurses
dc.subjectnursing
dc.subjectPap smear
dc.subjectpostnatal women
dc.subjectRURAL APPALACHIAN WOMEN
dc.subjectCERVICAL-CANCER
dc.subjectSCREENING BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectHEALTH BELIEFS
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectPREDICTORS
dc.subjectSINGAPORE
dc.subjectATTITUDES
dc.subjectDETERMINANTS
dc.subjectPERCEPTION
dc.typeArticle
dc.date.updated2022-06-07T07:06:52Z
dc.contributor.departmentALICE LEE CENTRE FOR NURSING STUDIES
dc.contributor.departmentDUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL
dc.description.doi10.1111/jan.13769
dc.description.sourcetitleJOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
dc.description.volume74
dc.description.issue11
dc.description.page2533-2543
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