Accuracy of women's self-report of their last Pap smear
| Autor: | F F Daye, Jo Anne Earp, J A Sawyer, T M Wynn, Robert H. Fletcher |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Adolescent Rural Health Medical Records Interview data North Carolina Medicine Humans Self report Physical Examination Aged Black women Gynecology Vaginal Smears Pap smear screening business.industry Obstetrics Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Black or African American Mental Recall Female business Attitude to Health Papanicolaou Test Research Article |
| DOI: | 10.17615/nb3v-4183 |
| Popis: | We compared interview data and physician records on when women last had a Pap smear in a sample of 98 rural Black women. We found 20 per cent of women could not accurately report on whether a Pap smear had been done within three years (sensitivity = 0.95, specificity = 0.47). Source of gynecological care and perceived barriers to obtaining a Pap smear but not education were associated with inaccurate reports. Self-report may be a misleading measure of Pap smear screening in comparable groups of women. |
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