Women's knowledge and experience of atypical pap results in a high risk community

M. Diane McKee; Arlene Caban; William Burton; Michael Mulvihill

doi:10.1300/J013v36n04_02

Women's knowledge and experience of atypical pap results in a high risk community

M. Diane McKee, Arlene Caban, William Burton, Michael Mulvihill

Family and Social Medicine

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We sought to describe the knowledge of, understanding of, and follow-up after atypical cervical cytology among low-income, urban women. Of 554 women who had an ASCUS or atypical Pap result in 1996, 215 (39%) completed a telephone survey. Many (19%) had poor follow-up. Thirty percent of women denied ever being told of abnormal cytology; Spanish-speakers were more likely to be unaware (43.2% vs. 22.7%, p <.01) of abnormal cytology. Cancer fear was quite high, as were misconceptions regarding cause. Many women were unsatisfied with the information they received regarding their cytology.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	19-29
Number of pages	11
Journal	Women and Health
Volume	36
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1300/J013v36n04_02
State	Published - 2002

Keywords

ASCUS cytology
Community health centers
Papanicaloau smear

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