SynthesisAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2026
Exploring Women's Attitudes Towards Cervical Cancer Screening and Their Association with Life Satisfaction and General Life Attitudes: A Systematic Review.
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- Missed Opportunities in Cervical Cancer Prevention: Knowledge and Screening Practices Among Women with Hemoglobinopathies in Greece.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2026Article
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Abstract
introductionCervical cancer is a serious public health issue worldwide, with screening playing a critical role in the prevention and early diagnosis of the disease. Despite its proven effectiveness, women's participation rates in screening remain insufficient. PURPOSE: This systematic review aims to investigate the degree of compliance among women with cervical cancer screening and the factors associated with these attitudes. It also aims to examine the association between life satisfaction and general attitudes towards life with women's compliance with this screening. METHODOLOGY: The PRISMA 2020 methodology was followed. The PICO framework was used to identify relevant studies in the PubMed and Scopus databases. The search was performed in November 2024. Five studies with quantitative design met the inclusion criteria. The methodological quality of the studies was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale adapted for cross-sectional studies. Data were synthesized narratively presented in summary tables.
resultsLife satisfaction emerged as a positive predictor of participation in cervical cancer screening. In addition, factors such as high educational level, active employment status, and religiosity were associated with positive attitudes towards screening. Conversely, smoking habits, low health literacy, and fatalism beliefs about cancer were associated with reduced participation in screening. The small number of included studies (n=5), sample and variable heterogeneity, and the inability to do a meta-analysis, however, constituted important limitations of the review. In addition, restricting the search to English-language published studies may have excluded relevant evidence.
conclusionsLife satisfaction is an important predictor of preventive health behaviors. Interventions that aim to enhance life satisfaction and psychological well-being in general may improve compliance with cervical cancer screening and, by extension, prevent the disease.
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