J Community Health (2017) 42:770–778 DOI 10.1007/s10900-017-0316-9
ORIGINAL PAPER
Cervical Cancer Screening Barriers and Risk Factor Knowledge Among Uninsured Women Marvellous Akinlotan1 · Jane N. Bolin1 · Janet Helduser1 · Chinedum Ojinnaka2 · Anna Lichorad3 · David McClellan3
Published online: 2 February 2017 © The Author(s) 2017. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com
Abstract A steady decline in cervical cancer incidence and mortality in the United States has been attributed to increased uptake of cervical cancer screening tests such as Papanicolau (Pap) tests. However, disparities in Pap test compliance exist, and may be due in part to perceived barriers or lack of knowledge about risk factors for cervical cancer. This study aimed to assess correlates of cervical cancer risk factor knowledge and examine socio-demographic predictors of self-reported barriers to screening among a group of low-income uninsured women. Survey and procedure data from 433 women, who received grant-funded cervical cancer screenings over a span of 33 months, were examined for this project. Data included demographics, knowledge of risk factors, and agreement on potential barriers to screening. Descriptive analysis showed significant correlation between educational attainment and knowledge of risk factors (r = 0.1381, P
ORIGINAL PAPER
Cervical Cancer Screening Barriers and Risk Factor Knowledge Among Uninsured Women Marvellous Akinlotan1 · Jane N. Bolin1 · Janet Helduser1 · Chinedum Ojinnaka2 · Anna Lichorad3 · David McClellan3
Published online: 2 February 2017 © The Author(s) 2017. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com
Abstract A steady decline in cervical cancer incidence and mortality in the United States has been attributed to increased uptake of cervical cancer screening tests such as Papanicolau (Pap) tests. However, disparities in Pap test compliance exist, and may be due in part to perceived barriers or lack of knowledge about risk factors for cervical cancer. This study aimed to assess correlates of cervical cancer risk factor knowledge and examine socio-demographic predictors of self-reported barriers to screening among a group of low-income uninsured women. Survey and procedure data from 433 women, who received grant-funded cervical cancer screenings over a span of 33 months, were examined for this project. Data included demographics, knowledge of risk factors, and agreement on potential barriers to screening. Descriptive analysis showed significant correlation between educational attainment and knowledge of risk factors (r = 0.1381, P
