ArticleSexually transmitted infections2020
Increasing the perceived relevance of cervical screening in older women who do not plan to attend screening.
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- HPV Testing Versus Cytology for Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women 50 Years and Older: Evidence From the HPV FOCAL Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of cancer · 2026Trial
- The Use of First-Void Urine to Screen Women Aged 60-79 for HPV in the UK: The Catch-Up Screen Study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026Trial
- The impact of age-relevant and generic infographics on knowledge, attitudes and intention to attend cervical screening: A randomized controlled trial.British journal of health psychology · 2024Trial
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- Factors associated with cervical cancer screening participation in Southwest China: a retrospective database-based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Cervical Cancer Screening among Older Latina Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers in a Network of Community Health Centers.Ethnicity & disease · 2025Observational
- HPV vaccination willingness and behavior among patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in low-resource areas of Western China: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Perceptions of a Diverse Group of U.S. Women on the Ease of Vaginal Self-Sampling for Cancer Detection.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- A walk-in clinic as an alternative approach to reaching non-attenders of the cervical cancer screening program in the North Denmark region-a pilot study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2022Article
- Evidence of latent HPV infection in older Danish women with a previous history of cervical dysplasia.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2022Article
- Advancing understanding of influences on cervical screening (non)-participation among younger and older women: A qualitative study using the theoretical domains framework and the COM-B model.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2021Article
- "Whilst you are here…" Acceptability of providing advice about screening and early detection of other cancers as part of the breast cancer screening programme.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2021Article
- Maximising the acceptability of extended time intervals between screens in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme: An online experimental study.Journal of medical screening · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesUptake of cervical screening among women aged 50-64 years is declining. Not feeling at risk because of current sexual behaviour is a reason some older women give for not being screened. We hypothesised that explaining the long interval between acquiring human papillomavirus (HPV) and developing cervical cancer would increase the relevance of screening in older women.
methodsWomen aged 50-64 years (n=597) who did not intend to go for screening were recruited through an online panel and randomised to one of three information conditions:
resultsInformation condition was significantly associated with risk perceptions and intention strength postintervention (F(2,593)=6.26, p=0.002 and F(2,593)=4.98, p=0.007 respectively). Women in the
conclusionsProviding a clear explanation that decouples women's perceived cervical cancer risk from their current sexual behaviour has the potential to increase perceived risk of cervical cancer and intentions to be screened among older women. Providing women with a clear cognitive representation of the aetiology of cervical cancer may be one approach to increasing screening uptake.
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