Trial reportBioMed research international2013
Evaluation of a worksite cervical screening initiative to increase Pap smear uptake in Malaysia: a cluster randomized controlled trial.
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- Pooled it
- Interventions to increase the uptake of cervical cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC women's health · 2023Pooled it
- Interventions targeted at women to encourage the uptake of cervical screening.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Mass and Small Media Campaigns to Improve Cancer Awareness and Screening Rates in Asia: A Systematic Review.Journal of global oncology · 2019Pooled it
- The Effects of Theory-Based Educational Intervention and WhatsApp Follow-up on Papanicolaou Smear Uptake Among Postnatal Women in Malaysia: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Trial
- Mapping community-based health promotion strategies for cervical cancer screening uptake: A scoping review of intervention components, delivery models and implementation gaps.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Review
- Integration and acceptability of cervical cancer screening as part of postnatal care among women attending postnatal clinics in the Accra Metropolis, Greater Accra Region, Ghana.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- A Socio-Ecological Framework for Cancer Prevention in Low and Middle-Income Countries.Frontiers in public health · 2022Review
- Rural Zulu women's knowledge of and attitudes towards Pap smears and adherence to cervical screening.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2019Article
- The 'Be Cancer Alert Campaign': protocol to evaluate a mass media campaign to raise awareness about breast and colorectal cancer in Malaysia.BMC cancer · 2018Article
- Knowledge of Cervical Cancer and the Uptake of the Papanicolaou Smear Test among Public Secondary School Teachers in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical AssociationArticle
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundDespite the significant burden of cervical cancer, Malaysia like many middle-income countries relies on opportunistic cervical screening as opposed to a more organized population-based program. The aim of this study was to ascertain the effectiveness of a worksite screening initiative upon Papanicolaou smear test (Pap test) uptake among educated working women in Malaysia.
methods403 female teachers who never or infrequently attended for a Pap test from 40 public secondary schools in Kuala Lumpur were recruited into a cluster randomized trial conducted between January and November 2010. The intervention group participated in a worksite cervical screening initiative whilst the control group received usual care from the existing cervical screening program. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to determine the impact of the intervention program on Pap smear uptake after 24 weeks of followup.
resultsThe proportion of women attending for a Pap test was significantly higher in the intervention than in the control group (18.1% versus 10.1%, P value < 0.05) with the worksite screening initiative doubling the Pap smear uptake, adjusted odds ratio 2.44 (95% CI: 1.29-4.62).
conclusionWorksite health promotion interventions can effectively increase cervical smear uptake rates among eligible workers in middle-income countries. Policy makers and health care providers in these countries should include such interventions in strategies for reducing cervical cancer burden. This trial is registered with IRCT201103186088N1.
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