ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2018
Health Beliefs Associated with the Follow-Up of Pap Smear Abnormalities Among Low-Income Women in Medellín, Colombia.
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- Factors Influencing the Experience of Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.JCO global oncology · 2023Pooled it
- Using a social marketing approach to increase the pap-smear test uptake: randomized controlled trial among women residing in urban region.BMC women's health · 2025Trial
- Evaluating the effect of an educational program on increasing cervical cancer screening behavior among rural women in Guilan, Iran.BMC women's health · 2020Trial
- Do women's personality traits influence their beliefs about cervical cancer screening: a descriptive-correlational study in a sample from Türkiye.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- "You are always left with doubts": information access among HPV-positive women in Greater Buenos Aires.Revista de salud publica (Bogota, Colombia) · 2023Article
- Development of a text message-based intervention for follow-up colposcopy among predominately underserved Black and Hispanic/Latinx women.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2022Article
- Evaluation of Entertainment Education Strategies to Promote Cervical Cancer Screening and Knowledge in Colombian Women.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2018Article
- Knowledge and perceptions regarding triage among human papillomavirus-tested women: A qualitative study of perspectives of low-income women in Argentina.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
The purpose of the study was to explore variables of the health belief model in relation to the follow-up of abnormal Pap smear among low-income women in Medellín, Colombia. Eight focus groups (62 women) were conducted according to age groups (25-45 and 46-69 years). The data were analyzed using content analysis. The participants perceived themselves as vulnerable, recognized the severity of the disease in terms of both its emotional and physical consequences, perceived the benefits of the follow-up, and mentioned cues to action, such as social support and the support of health entities. Perceived self-efficacy was compromised by health system barriers and by personal barriers, such as placing the needs of their children ahead of their own, fear, neglect, and the pain caused by the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Health education activities aimed at increasing the follow-up of abnormal Pap smears should consider psychological factors.
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