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ArticleBMC public health2025

Barriers, facilitators, needs, and preferences in seeking information regarding cervical cancer prevention programs among Turkish, Moroccan, and Syrian immigrant women: a scoping review.

Tharsini Veeravagu, Nora Hamdiui, Mart L Stein, Rik Crutzen, Aura Timen

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Article in BMC public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Tharsini VeeravaguNational Coordination Centre for Communicable Disease Control, Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands. tharsini.veeravagu@rivm.nl.
Nora HamdiuiRadboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Primary and Community Care, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Mart L SteinNational Coordination Centre for Communicable Disease Control, Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Rik CrutzenDepartment of Health Promotion, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Aura TimenRadboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Primary and Community Care, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCervical cancer (CC) is the fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer in women worldwide. Immigrant women are often disproportionately affected by CC but show low participation in CC screening and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination.

methodsWe conducted a scoping review on immigrant women's information needs regarding CC screening participation and HPV vaccination uptake. A total of 584 articles were found on Embase.com, PsychINFO, and CINAHL, of which 87 articles were included.

resultsThis review revealed that immigrant women indicate a need for more personalized information regarding CC screening and HPV vaccination. We identified barriers to obtaining, processing, and understanding the information, which included overall practical, emotional, cultural and religious aspects (e.g., shame, taboo, lack of trust, fatalism, and cultural norms and values regarding sexual activity). Facilitators, such as translation services, receiving information from people with similar cultural and/or religious backgrounds, encouraging other women or family, and using home visits as an outreach strategy, were also identified.

conclusionsOur review provides a comprehensive overview of the information needs and preferences of immigrant women, which could be used to tailor interventions, considering the contextual nuances in which these women are situated. The needs and preferences of immigrant women should be taken into account during the development of new information materials or other interventions. This would help immigrant women make informed decisions regarding participation in CC screening and HPV vaccination.

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Emigrants and ImmigrantsInformation Seeking BehaviorUterine Cervical NeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHumansMoroccoPapillomavirus InfectionsPapillomavirus VaccinesSyriaTurkeyPapillomavirus VaccinesCervical cancer screeningHPV vaccinationImmigrant womenInformation needsInformed decision-making

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