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ArticleBMC women's health2018

Barriers to cervical cancer screening faced by immigrant women in Canada: a systematic scoping review.

Mahzabin Ferdous, Sonya Lee, Suzanne Goopy, Huiming Yang, Nahid Rumana, Tasnima Abedin, Tanvir C Turin

Open access · goldAbstract readScoping Review
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Article in BMC women's health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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62citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 109 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mahzabin FerdousDepartment of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Room G012F, Health Sciences Center, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.
Sonya LeeDepartment of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Room G012F, Health Sciences Center, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.
Suzanne GoopyFaculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Huiming YangAlberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Nahid RumanaSleep Center, Foothills Medical Center, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Tasnima AbedinDepartment of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Room G012F, Health Sciences Center, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.
Tanvir C TurinDepartment of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Room G012F, Health Sciences Center, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada. turin.chowdhury@ucalgary.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-7499-5050
University of Calgary · CAAlberta Health Services · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe objective of this scoping study is to review the published literature and summarize findings related to barriers experienced by immigrant women in Canada while accessing cervical cancer screening.

methodsElectronic databases of peer-reviewed articles and grey literature were searched using comprehensive sets of keywords, without restricting the time period or language. Articles were selected based on the following criteria: (a) the study population consisted of Canadian immigrant women and healthcare providers and other stakeholders serving immigrant women, (b) the research focused on the barriers to accessing cervical cancer screening, and (c) the study was conducted in Canada.

resultsExtracted data were grouped and analyzed, resulting in barriers comprised of six themes: economic barriers, cultural barriers, language barriers, healthcare system-related barriers, knowledge-related barriers, and individual-level barriers. Lack of education, low income, preference for a female physician, lack of knowledge, lack of effective communication, and embarrassment were some of the most common barriers mentioned.

conclusionsImmigrant access to health services, including cervical cancer screening, is a complex issue concerning a wide range of barriers. Our findings offer insights into barriers to cervical cancer screening in immigrant communities in Canada that can be used to assist policymakers, healthcare providers, and researchers enhance the health and well-being of these populations by mitigating barriers and improving screening.

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AdultAgedCanadaEarly Detection of CancerEmigrants and ImmigrantsFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMass ScreeningMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CareUterine Cervical NeoplasmsBarriersCanadaCervical cancerScreening

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PMID30305056
PMCPMC6180489
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