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GINECOeu6(2)102-108(2010)
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Attitudinal and Behavioral Patterns, Socio-Demographical Characteristics of Risk for Cervical Cancer

C. Rada, D. Hudiţă, S. Manolescu, I. Prejbeanu, C. A. Zugravu


Abstract: Identification of the characteristics and attitudinal-behavioral barriers in compliance with the routine gynecological examination and Babes-Papanicolau test (PAP) recommendations. 961 women and 941 men that were randomly selected from 8 cities. From the survey questionnaire that covered the concept of sexual-reproductive health we evaluated 2 items (for the whole sample) and 2 specific items dedicated to the women. Pearson Chi square test, binary logistic regression, latent class cluster analysis and classification tree analysis were used. Over one-fourth of the sample considered gynecological examination necessary only in sickness and unnecessary in early ages, only 17.9% have received a PAP test; the proportion of women aged over 44 years with a low visit rate to gynecologist was significantly higher. Statistical modeling revealed that the high-risk women have a lower income and educational level and are aged under 24 and over 50. We give notice about the under-representation of women included in the optimal standard of gynecological healthcare.
Keywords: Cervical cancer, PAP test, screening, social disparities

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