Women's perspectives on the acceptability of risk-based cervical cancer screening.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increased knowledge of cervical cancer (CC) risk factors and suboptimal performance of present screening programs has generated interest in shifting from a universal screening approach to one based on individual risk assessment. To inform the future development of risk-based CC screening programs, it is crucial to gain insight into the factors influencing the acceptability of such approach among screening target group women. The aim of this study was to prospectively investigate the acceptability of risk-based CC screening and to identify potential barriers.

Methods

In this qualitative study, one-to-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposeful sample including women aged 30-65 years to explore women's perspectives on the acceptability of ris

SUBMITTER: Remmel ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11515292 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature