ArticleInternational journal of public health2009
Inequalities in cervical cancer screening in Eastern Europe: perspectives from Bulgaria and Romania.
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- Factors influencing the participation of groups identified as underserved in cervical cancer screening in Europe: a scoping review of the literature.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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- Utilization of cervical cancer screening among migrants and non-migrants in Germany: results from a large-scale population survey.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Forgone Health and Economic Benefits Associated with Socioeconomic Differences in Organized Cervical Cancer Screening.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2019Article
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- HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer in Romania: High-Risk HPV Prevalence among Ethnic Subpopulations and Regions.Annals of global health · 2019Article
- Attendance to cervical cancer screening among Roma and non-Roma women living in North-Western region of Romania.International journal of public health · 2018Article
- Healthy publics: enabling cultures and environments for health.Palgrave communications · 2018Article
- A qualitative study into the perceived barriers of accessing healthcare among a vulnerable population involved with a community centre in Romania.International journal for equity in health · 2018Article
- Awareness and Knowledge About HPV and HPV Vaccine Among Romanian Women.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2018Article
- Managing uncertainty: healthcare professionals' meanings regarding the HPV vaccine.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2014Article
- Young women's constructions of the HPV vaccine: a cross-cultural, qualitative study in Scotland, Spain, Serbia and Bulgaria.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2014Article
- Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cervical Neoplasia among Migrant Women Living in Italy.Frontiers in oncology · 2014Article
- Cervical cancer screening and psychosocial barriers perceived by patients. A systematic review.Contemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland) · 2014Review
- Cervical screening among migrant women: a qualitative study of Polish, Slovak and Romanian women in London, UK.The journal of family planning and reproductive health care · 2012Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe incidence of cervical cancer in Eastern Europe has been on the rise, in contrast to the reduction in incidence in most countries of Western Europe. The objectives of the paper are to delineate the inequalities in cervical cancer screening in Romania and Bulgaria and identify explanations for these inequalities.
methodsRepresentative samples of women - 1,099 in Bulgaria and 1,053 in Romania, were interviewed through a structured questionnaire.
resultsWe found multiple dimensions of inequalities in cervical cancer prevalence and prevention, including disparities in comparison to other countries, disparities due to socioeconomic status, education, residency and ethnicity, as well as differential barriers faced by women in access to screening and in relationships with providers. We identified mediators of the effects of socio-economic status on screening history.
conclusionsThe study concludes that the effect of SES on screening is mediated mainly by the structural barriers in accessing the healthcare system, as well as women's perceptions of the multiple costs of the smear. These conclusions are relevant to the development of national screening programs and health promotion in the two countries.
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