Young people's knowledge of the cervical smear test

Adolescent and Young Adult Women’s Misunderstanding of the Term Pap Smear

“…Several studies have evaluated women's knowledge about human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer, and cervical cancer screening. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Some investigators have also been interested in the association between knowledge of Papanicolaou testing (hereafter referred to as Pap smear) and one's compliance with obtaining Pap smears, follow-up after abnormal Pap smear results, and/or colposcopy. 4,6,9,10 However, to our knowledge, only 2 studies 6,9 have explored whether women make a distinction between the pelvic examination and a Pap smear.…”

“…Our results are consistent with those from similar studies that demonstrate that substantial numbers of participants misunderstand the purpose of the Pap smear. 1,3,[5][6][7]9,10,16 However, only 2 other investigators have commented on the confusion many women have between a Pap smear and a pelvic examination. 6,9 Our study is the first, to our knowledge, to explicitly investigate whether adolescent and young adult women make a distinction between the terms Pap smear and pelvic examination.…”

Adolescent and Young Adult Women’s Misunderstanding of the Term Pap Smear

“…Several studies have evaluated women's knowledge about human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer, and cervical cancer screening. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Some investigators have also been interested in the association between knowledge of Papanicolaou testing (hereafter referred to as Pap smear) and one's compliance with obtaining Pap smears, follow-up after abnormal Pap smear results, and/or colposcopy. 4,6,9,10 However, to our knowledge, only 2 studies 6,9 have explored whether women make a distinction between the pelvic examination and a Pap smear.…”

“…Our results are consistent with those from similar studies that demonstrate that substantial numbers of participants misunderstand the purpose of the Pap smear. 1,3,[5][6][7]9,10,16 However, only 2 other investigators have commented on the confusion many women have between a Pap smear and a pelvic examination. 6,9 Our study is the first, to our knowledge, to explicitly investigate whether adolescent and young adult women make a distinction between the terms Pap smear and pelvic examination.…”

Psychosocial Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening: Concerns With Self‐presentation and Social Evaluation1

“…One barrier to cervical screening is that many women lack information about cervical cancer and the efficacy of cervical screening (Petravage, Reynolds, Gardner, & Reading, 1979). One study examining 16-and 17-yearold males' and females' knowledge about cervical cancer and screening found that only 3.3% of the males and 9.2% of the females associated cervical screening with prevention (Charlton, 1983). This lack of knowledge has important implications for preventive health behaviors.…”

At your Cervix Madam: a Socio-Historical Study of Cervical Cancer from the Late Nineteenth Century to the Late Twentieth Century

“…These were often within a context of their acknowledging the mental anguish of a positive result whilst at the same time lauding the benefits of cervical screening (Britten, 1988). Social science added to both the construction and surveillance of women's subjectivity through its research into areas such as ascertaining the level of knowledge young people possessed in relation to the smear test, and into the psychological side-effects of mass cervical screening (Charlton, 1983;Reelick et al, 1984). Acknowledging women's subjectivity meant also acknowledging their potential for non-compliance with medical advice and intent.…”

“…Calls for political action on cervical cancer before the Cervical Cancer Inquiry largely centred on supporting the medical profession in its lobbying of Government for a nationwide screening programme. Criticism of the medical profession focused on its ignoring of women's special health needs and the lack of facilities for cervical screening (Bickley, 1987;Charman, 1986;Coney, 1987)' What largely went unanalysed and unproblematised by feminists were medical constructions of cervical cancer and the frequently stated need for the intensive surveillance of the cervix. This is paradoxical in a social movement which had set itself the task of reforming medical constructions of women's embodiment.…”

Adolescent and Young Adult Women’s Misunderstanding of the Term Pap Smear

“…Several studies have evaluated women's knowledge about human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer, and cervical cancer screening. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Some investigators have also been interested in the association between knowledge of Papanicolaou testing (hereafter referred to as Pap smear) and one's compliance with obtaining Pap smears, follow-up after abnormal Pap smear results, and/or colposcopy. 4,6,9,10 However, to our knowledge, only 2 studies 6,9 have explored whether women make a distinction between the pelvic examination and a Pap smear.…”

“…Our results are consistent with those from similar studies that demonstrate that substantial numbers of participants misunderstand the purpose of the Pap smear. 1,3,[5][6][7]9,10,16 However, only 2 other investigators have commented on the confusion many women have between a Pap smear and a pelvic examination. 6,9 Our study is the first, to our knowledge, to explicitly investigate whether adolescent and young adult women make a distinction between the terms Pap smear and pelvic examination.…”

Psychosocial Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening: Concerns With Self‐presentation and Social Evaluation1

“…One barrier to cervical screening is that many women lack information about cervical cancer and the efficacy of cervical screening (Petravage, Reynolds, Gardner, & Reading, 1979). One study examining 16-and 17-yearold males' and females' knowledge about cervical cancer and screening found that only 3.3% of the males and 9.2% of the females associated cervical screening with prevention (Charlton, 1983). This lack of knowledge has important implications for preventive health behaviors.…”

At your Cervix Madam: a Socio-Historical Study of Cervical Cancer from the Late Nineteenth Century to the Late Twentieth Century

“…These were often within a context of their acknowledging the mental anguish of a positive result whilst at the same time lauding the benefits of cervical screening (Britten, 1988). Social science added to both the construction and surveillance of women's subjectivity through its research into areas such as ascertaining the level of knowledge young people possessed in relation to the smear test, and into the psychological side-effects of mass cervical screening (Charlton, 1983;Reelick et al, 1984). Acknowledging women's subjectivity meant also acknowledging their potential for non-compliance with medical advice and intent.…”

“…Calls for political action on cervical cancer before the Cervical Cancer Inquiry largely centred on supporting the medical profession in its lobbying of Government for a nationwide screening programme. Criticism of the medical profession focused on its ignoring of women's special health needs and the lack of facilities for cervical screening (Bickley, 1987;Charman, 1986;Coney, 1987)' What largely went unanalysed and unproblematised by feminists were medical constructions of cervical cancer and the frequently stated need for the intensive surveillance of the cervix. This is paradoxical in a social movement which had set itself the task of reforming medical constructions of women's embodiment.…”

Adolescent and Young Adult Women’s Misunderstanding of the Term Pap Smear

“…Several studies have evaluated women's knowledge about human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer, and cervical cancer screening. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Some investigators have also been interested in the association between knowledge of Papanicolaou testing (hereafter referred to as Pap smear) and one's compliance with obtaining Pap smears, follow-up after abnormal Pap smear results, and/or colposcopy. 4,6,9,10 However, to our knowledge, only 2 studies 6,9 have explored whether women make a distinction between the pelvic examination and a Pap smear.…”

“…Our results are consistent with those from similar studies that demonstrate that substantial numbers of participants misunderstand the purpose of the Pap smear. 1,3,[5][6][7]9,10,16 However, only 2 other investigators have commented on the confusion many women have between a Pap smear and a pelvic examination. 6,9 Our study is the first, to our knowledge, to explicitly investigate whether adolescent and young adult women make a distinction between the terms Pap smear and pelvic examination.…”

Psychosocial Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening: Concerns With Self‐presentation and Social Evaluation1

“…One barrier to cervical screening is that many women lack information about cervical cancer and the efficacy of cervical screening (Petravage, Reynolds, Gardner, & Reading, 1979). One study examining 16-and 17-yearold males' and females' knowledge about cervical cancer and screening found that only 3.3% of the males and 9.2% of the females associated cervical screening with prevention (Charlton, 1983). This lack of knowledge has important implications for preventive health behaviors.…”

At your Cervix Madam: a Socio-Historical Study of Cervical Cancer from the Late Nineteenth Century to the Late Twentieth Century

“…These were often within a context of their acknowledging the mental anguish of a positive result whilst at the same time lauding the benefits of cervical screening (Britten, 1988). Social science added to both the construction and surveillance of women's subjectivity through its research into areas such as ascertaining the level of knowledge young people possessed in relation to the smear test, and into the psychological side-effects of mass cervical screening (Charlton, 1983;Reelick et al, 1984). Acknowledging women's subjectivity meant also acknowledging their potential for non-compliance with medical advice and intent.…”

“…Calls for political action on cervical cancer before the Cervical Cancer Inquiry largely centred on supporting the medical profession in its lobbying of Government for a nationwide screening programme. Criticism of the medical profession focused on its ignoring of women's special health needs and the lack of facilities for cervical screening (Bickley, 1987;Charman, 1986;Coney, 1987)' What largely went unanalysed and unproblematised by feminists were medical constructions of cervical cancer and the frequently stated need for the intensive surveillance of the cervix. This is paradoxical in a social movement which had set itself the task of reforming medical constructions of women's embodiment.…”