Can health education increase uptake of cervical smear testing among Asian women?

McAvoy, Brian; Raza, Rizwan

doi:10.1136/bmj.302.6780.833

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“…In the UK, Asian women from the Indian sub-continent have low rates of cervical screening. 37 In summary, despite sampling differences between the National Health Surveys, and in the absence of data on ethnicity on the Pap test register, this study provides information on time trends in Pap test rates among migrant groups and cross-sectional differences in Pap testing in the previous three years. To achieve high participation rates in cervical screening, it is important to recruit all women regardless of their ethnicity.…”

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confidence: 95%

Cervical screening in migrants to Australia

Taylor

Mamoon

Morrell

et al. 2001

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Section: Taylor Et Al Articlementioning

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Cervical screening in migrants to Australia

Taylor

Mamoon

Morrell

et al. 2001

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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“…Some studies have previously evaluated the effectiveness of various strategies (Hisamichi et al, 1991;Watanabe, 2003;Shimada et al, 2010a;Shimada et al, 2010b;Matsuda et al, 2011;Takaku, 2011;Kuroki, 2012;Yoshida et al, 2012), but it was difficult to compare the effectiveness of these strategies, as each study focused on the effectiveness of an individual strategy using different subjects and methodologies. As the most effective strategy in improving cancer screening rates differs depending on the country and region (McAvoy and Raza, 1991;King et al, 1994;Saywell et al, 1999;Champion et al, 2003;Saywell et al, 2003;Saywell et al, 2004;Blumenthal at al., 2010;Lee et al, 2012;Frie et al, 2013), it remains unclear which strategy would be the most effective in Japan. Therefore, a study comparing the effectiveness of different strategies used to improve cancer screening rates in Japan is warranted and poised to be very useful for decision makers.…”

Section: What Is the Most Effective Strategy For Improving The Cancermentioning

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What is the Most Effective Strategy for Improving the Cancer Screening Rate in Japan?

Sano¹,

Goto²,

Hamashima³

2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: Cancer screening rates in Japan are much lower than those in Western countries. This study evaluated the relationship between cancer screening rates and strategies used to improve screening rates, and determined which strategy is the most effective. Materials and Methods: All municipalities are responsible for conducting gastric, lung, colorectal, cervical, and breast cancer screenings in Japan. Of the 1,746 municipalities in total, 92-99% were included in the analyses for each cancer screening. Using national data in 2009, the correlations between cancer screening rates and strategies for improving screening rates of all municipalities, both large (populations of over 30,000) and small (populations of under 30,000), were determined. The strategies used were as follows: sending personal invitation letters, personal visits by community health workers, use of a clinical setting for screening, and free screening. Results: Of all four strategies used to improve cancer screening rates, sending personal invitation letters had the highest correlations with all screening rates, with the exception of breast cancer screening. The partial correlation coefficients linking this strategy with the screening rates in all municipalities were 0.28, 0.32, 0.30, and 0.26 for gastric, lung, colorectal, and cervical cancer screening, respectively. In large municipalities, the correlations between the number of examinees in a clinical setting and the screening rates were also relatively high, particularly for cervical cancer screening (r=0.41). Conclusions: Sending personal invitation letters appears to be particularly effective in improving cancer screening rates in all municipalities. All municipalities should implement a system that sends personal invitation letters for cancer screening. In large municipalities, increasing the availability of screening in a clinical setting is also effective in improving cancer screening rates.

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“…The UK literature reports only one trial for cervical cancer screening; this found that home visits were more effective than a postal leaflet, with some evidence that home viewed videos may be particularly effective in one of the most hard to reach groups, Urdu speaking Pakistani Moslems. 71 Slightly more UK trials of interventions to improve breast cancer screening uptake have been reported. Based on these, it would seem that the use of a reminder letter has only a limited role in improving uptake.…”

Section: Cervical and Breast Cancer Screeningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Access to health care for ethnic minority populations

Szczepura¹

2005

Postgraduate Medical Journal

288

274

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This paper reviews the research evidence on access to health care by ethnic minority populations, and discusses what might need to be done to improve access to services. Research on the process of care, and the quality of care received, is considered as well as studies examining uptake of services. Changes in legal context are increasing the pressure on healthcare organisations to examine and adapt their services to ensure equitable access. Examples presented include a new UK population cancer screening programme. The main challenges for clinicians, managers, and policy makers in ensuring equitable access are discussed.

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Can health education increase uptake of cervical smear testing among Asian women?

Abstract: Objectives-To determine the effects of three different methods of providing health education on the uptake of cervical smear testing among Asian women, and to evaluate the acceptability of different health education materials.Design

Cited by 85 publications

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Cervical screening in migrants to Australia

Cervical screening in migrants to Australia

What is the Most Effective Strategy for Improving the Cancer Screening Rate in Japan?

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