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Aquichan

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URRUTIA, Maria-Teresa  and  POUPIN, Lauren. Women with Cervical Cancer: Perceptions about the Papanicolaou Test. Aquichan [online]. 2015, vol.15, n.4, pp.499-507. ISSN 1657-5997.  https://doi.org/10.5294/aqui.2015.15.4.5.

Objective: Examine perceptions about the Papanicolaou (Pap) test from the perspectives of Chilean women with cervical cancer. Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted in Santiago, Chile. Participants: 127 Chilean women. Results: The principal reasons for not having had a PAP test were procrastination and barriers related to fear, embarrassment, discomfort, not caring, lack of time, and lack of knowledge. Conclusion: All the reasons given by the Chilean women who took part in the study must be considered by health care professionals who are in a position to advocate for education and cervical cancer screening for women, especially in countries where the disease is still prevalent. These results can serve as a guide for education programs and can be applied in intervention research.

Keywords : Pap test; cancer; barriers.

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