The effect of fear of COVID-19 on health-seeking behaviors and Pap smear test rates in women

Autor:	Seda Hazar, Duygu Güleç Şatir
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Pap smear fear health-seeking behavior women General Medicine COVID 19
Zdroj:	Women & Health. 63:125-133
ISSN:	1541-0331 0363-0242
DOI:	10.1080/03630242.2022.2162190
Popis:	This study was carried out to determine the effect of fear of COVID-19 on health-seeking behaviors and Pap smear test rates in women. This study was conducted online between June and September 2021. Women aged 21–65 years were invited to participate in the study via social media. A total of 396 women comprised the sample for this study. Data were collected the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, and the Health-seeking Behavior Scale. Data were evaluated using descriptive statistics, parametric tests and regression analysis. As a result of the study, 11.1 percent of women were found to have had a Pap smear test during the pandemic period. Fear of COVID-19 was determined to have a positive and significant effect on online health-seeking behavior (t = 7.915, p .05). This study showed that although the fear of COVID-19 positively affected health-seeking behaviors in women, the rates of gynecological examination and Pap smear test rates were low during the pandemic. © 2023 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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