Cervical Cancer Screening Among Immigrant and Refugee Women: Scoping-Review and Directions for Future Research.

Autor: Abdi HI; Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware St. S.E., Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA., Hoover E; PKD Foundation, Kansas City, MO, USA., Fagan SE; Touro University Nevada, Henderson, NV, USA., Adsul P; Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Preventive Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1 University of New Mexico, 2325 Camino de Salud, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA. PAdsul@salud.unm.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of immigrant and minority health [J Immigr Minor Health] 2020 Dec; Vol. 22 (6), pp. 1304-1319.
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-020-01014-5
Abstrakt: The purpose of this study is to explore existing research on determinants of cervical cancer screening among immigrants and refugees in the U.S. A scoping review was conducted on 77 studies targeting immigrant and/or refugee women in the U.S., investigating factors related to cervical cancer screening. Sixty-three percent of studies were conducted in the past ten years, and included 122,345 women. Studies predominately explored knowledge, beliefs and barriers related to cervical cancer and screening. Common beliefs included fear of cancer, treatment and death. Participants perceived pap smears to be associated with embarrassment, pain and fear. Barriers to screening were reported in three categories: psychosocial (shame and embarrassment), communication (inability to speak in English), and barriers related to access (lack of insurance or primary care provider). Study findings indicate research focused at the individual-level and future research should focus on exploring multilevel influences on cancer screening uptake.
Databáze: MEDLINE