Barriers and Facilitators to Colposcopy Follow-up After Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening: Qualitative Insights From an Urban Health Care Setting.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Delays to colposcopy increase the risk for cervical cancer development. Our study sought to understand the barriers and facilitators to follow-up after an abnormal cervical cancer screening test result.

Methods

English-speaking adult patients who did not attend at least one of their scheduled appointments at an urban academic colposcopy clinic between June 2021 and June 2023 were eligible. Semistructured interviews were conducted, and thematic analyses using inductive and deductive coding were completed.

Results

Twenty women were interviewed. The mean (SD) age was 34 (10) years, and participants mainly identified as non-Hispanic Black (60%). The mean (SD) time to colposcopy was 12.5 (11.9) months. Seven participants did not have a follow-up colposcopy at

SUBMITTER: Aguilar JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12914614 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature