ArticleJournal of health care for the poor and underserved2018
We Should Know Ourselves: Burmese and Bhutanese Refugee Women's Perspectives on Cervical Cancer Screening.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Access to Healthcare Among US Adult Refugees: A Systematic Qualitative Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2023Pooled it
- Access to preventive sexual and reproductive health care for women from refugee-like backgrounds: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- Social capital in the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases among migrants and refugees: a systematic review and meta-ethnography.BMJ global health · 2021Pooled it
- Barriers to Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screenings Faced by Refugees Resettled in the United States: A Rapid Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2025Review
- Reproductive Health Literacy and Knowledge Among Female Refugees: A Scoping Review of Measurement Methodologies and Effect on Health Behavior.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Barriers to cervical cancer screening among refugee women: A systematic review.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
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- "My culture doesn't 100% like these kinds of services, but you decide what to do": Female refugees' experiences with sexual and reproductive healthcare in the Southeastern U.S.PEC innovation · 2023Article
- Accessing and navigating healthcare: A scoping review of the experiences of women of refugee background from Myanmar.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
- Human Papillomavirus Vaccination and Pap Smear Rates Among Burmese Refugee Girls in a Healthcare System in Omaha, Nebraska.Journal of community health · 2021Article
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- Cervical Cancer and Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Awareness Among Married Bhutanese Refugee and Nepali Women in Eastern Nepal.Journal of community health · 2020Article
- A qualitative study of gutka and paan masala use among Bhutanese and Burmese migrants in Georgia.PloS one · 2020Article
- Results From a Pilot Video Intervention to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening in Refugee Women.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2018Article
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Abstract
Refugee women are at increased risk for cervical cancer and have low rates of cervical cancer screening both in their countries of origin and in the U.S. Using the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations as a conceptual framework, we conducted eight focus groups with Burmese and Bhutanese refugee women to gather information about factors influencing cervical cancer screening (31 Burmese and 27 Bhutanese participants). Less than one-third (28%) reported being screened for cervical cancer before coming to the U.S. and only 45% reported being screened after resettling in the U.S. Participants had limited knowledge about cervical cancer and the need for screening, and faced multiple barriers including competing priorities and cost. However, trusted providers and interpreters were seen as means of facilitating screening. Cervical cancer screening among Bhutanese and Burmese refugee women could be improved with culturally tailored health education and increased access to female providers and trained interpreters.
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