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Attendance to cervical cancer screening among Roma and non-Roma women living in North-Western region of Romania

Authors: Trude Andreassen, Adriana Melnic, Rejane Figueiredo, Kåre Moen, Ofelia Şuteu, Florian Nicula, Giske Ursin, Elisabete Weiderpass

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 5/2018

Abstract

Objectives

Romania has Europe’s highest incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer. Participation in the national cervical cancer-screening programme is low, especially among minority Roma women.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study, using a structured questionnaire aiming to quantify reasons for screening attendance among women in North-Western region of Romania.

Results

980 women were enrolled in this study. Data were analysed using logistic regression, estimating odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). This study revealed that Roma women (46%) attended screening less frequently that non-Roma women (63%),; however, ethnicity in itself was not associated with screening attendance. Instead we found that attendance to the cervical cancer screening programme was determined by having ever heard about a screening opportunity (OR 5.90, 95% CI 3.76−9.27) and having three or more sex partners (OR 5.99, 95% CI 1.71–21.04).

Conclusions

We concluded that information about the screening programme’s existence and its rationale does not reach the women targeted for screening sufficiently and argue that a process of user involvement aiming to build contact, interaction and cooperation between the programme and its potential participants is warranted.

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Title: Attendance to cervical cancer screening among Roma and non-Roma women living in North-Western region of Romania
Authors: Trude Andreassen
Adriana Melnic
Rejane Figueiredo
Kåre Moen
Ofelia Şuteu
Florian Nicula
Giske Ursin
Elisabete Weiderpass
Publication date: 01-06-2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: International Journal of Public Health / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-018-1107-5

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Attendance to cervical cancer screening among Roma and non-Roma women living in North-Western region of Romania

Abstract

Objectives

Methods

Results

Conclusions

At a glance: The STEP trials

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Abstract

Objectives

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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