No longer recommended for cervical screening: How women aged 18–24 feel about the renewed National Cervical Screening Program

No longer recommended for cervical screening: How women aged 18–24 feel about the renewed National Cervical Screening Program

Background Since December 2017, the Australian National Cervical Screening Program no longer recommends screening for women under 25 years of age. Aim To explore the attitudes of women under 25 years toward the changes. Methods In December 2019, women aged 18–24, residing in Australia, were recruite...

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Veröffentlicht in:Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology 2021-08, Vol.61 (4), p.576-584
Hauptverfasser: Jegathees, Sharuja, Mac, Olivia A., Dodd, Rachael H.
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Sprache:eng
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attitude
Australia
communication
primary health care
uterine cervical neoplasms/prevention and control
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Zusammenfassung:Background Since December 2017, the Australian National Cervical Screening Program no longer recommends screening for women under 25 years of age. Aim To explore the attitudes of women under 25 years toward the changes. Methods In December 2019, women aged 18–24, residing in Australia, were recruited via the social media platform Instagram and Facebook. Descriptive analysis, t‐tests, χ2 tests and multivariable regressions were used to analyse the data. Results Five hundred and twelve women completed a cross‐sectional web‐based survey. Women who were older (22–24: 3.1 vs 18–21: 2.8, P 
ISSN:0004-8666
1479-828X
DOI:10.1111/ajo.13350