Eo, Yong-Sook Kim, Ji-Soo
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European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society
To examine associations of health belief and health literacy with Pap smear practice among Asian immigrant women in South Korea. This study used a descriptive, cross-sectional study design. A survey was conducted among 196 migrant women who were married to South Korean men, using a questionnaire translated into English, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Kor...
Chido-Amajuoyi, Onyema Greg Shete, Sanjay
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American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Baptista, Aimée Denzeler Simão, Carolina Xavier Santos, Vitoria Carvalho Guimarães dos Melgaço, Juliana Gil Cavalcanti, Silvia Maria Baeta Fonseca, Sandra Costa Vitral, Claudia Lamarca
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most prevalent sexually transmitted virus in the world and is associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer. The most effective approach to cervical cancer control continues to be screening through the preventive Papanicolaou test (Pap test). This study analyzes the knowledge of university...
Yörük, Selda Açıkgöz, Ayla Türkmen, Hülya Ergör, Gül
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: If nurses and midwives undergo cervical cancer screening regularly, they can become role models for other women regarding this screening. OBJECTIVES: The aims here were (i) to determine factors associated with undergoing cervical cancer screening; and (ii) to examine the association of cervical cancer screening periodicity with...
Crowell, Elizabeth Faris Bazin, Cyril Saunier, François Brixtel, Romain Caillot, Yann Lesner, Boris Toutain, Matthieu Ferreri, Carole Garcia, Incarnation Mathieu, Marie-Claire
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Acta Cytologica
Background: Current automated cervical cytology screening systems still heavily depend on manipulation of glass slides. We developed a new system called CytoProcessorTM (DATEXIM, Caen, France), which increases sensitivity and takes advantage of virtual slide technology to simplify the workflow and save worker time. We used an approach based on arti...
Veijalainen, Olga Kares, Saara Kujala, Paula Vuento, Risto Osuala, Veronika Tirkkonen, Mika Luukkaala, Tiina Kholová, Ivana Mäenpää, Johanna
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Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology
The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of human papillomavirus (HPV)-based screening in the framework of an organised cervical cancer screening programme. A total of 46 708 women aged 35-60 years invited to the regional cervical cancer screening programme from 1 January 2012, to 31 December 2014, were enrolled. Overall, 17 770 women ...
Kung, Timothy-Paul H. Gordon, Janna R. Abdullahi, Asha Barve, Apurva Chaudhari, Vipul Kosambiya, Jayendrakumar K. Kumar, Ambuj Gamit, Sukesha Wells, Kristen J.
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Cancer Causes & Control
PurposeWomen living with human immunodeficiency virus (WLWH) have a higher risk of cervical cancer than women without HIV. In addition, women in India experience a high burden of death from cervical cancer. This qualitative study evaluated individual and interpersonal factors influencing cervical cancer screening among WLWH in Surat, India.MethodsI...
Gupta, Kritika Philipose, Cheryl Sarah Rai, Sharada Ramapuram, John Kaur, Gagandeep Kini, Hema GV, Chaithra Adiga, Deepa
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Acta Cytologica
Objectives: The aim of this work was to study the spectrum of epithelial abnormalities on Pap smears of HIV-positive women categorized as per the Bethesda System of Reporting Cervical Cytology, to correlate them with CD4 lymphocyte counts, and to compare them with the spectrum of abnormalities seen in a HIV-negative control group. Study Design and ...
Nunes, Rodrigo Dias Cascaes, Maisa Schneider, Ione Jayce Ceola Traebert, Jefferson
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Diagnostic cytopathology
To evaluate the effect of using lubricant during speculum examination for Pap smear collection. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 83 patients attending a medical school clinic. Participants were allocated into two groups: Group 1-Lubricant using; Group 2-No lubricant using. All patients were submitted to two successive collections and...
Conrad, Rachel D Liu, Angela H Wentzensen, Nicolas Zhang, Roy R Dunn, S Terence Wang, Sophia S Schiffman, Mark Gold, Michael A Walker, Joan L Zuna, Rosemary E
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Cancer cytopathology
New cervical cancers continue to be diagnosed despite the success of Papanicolaou (Pap) tests. In an effort to identify pitfalls that limit the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma, the authors reviewed the cytologic characteristics of endocervical adenocarcinomas in their patient population. Liquid-based cytology slides from 45 women who had concurrent, hi...
