Patient concerns about human papillomavirus testing and 5-year intervals in routine cervical cancer screening.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore attitudes toward new cervical cancer screening options and understand factors associated with those beliefs among women in routine gynecologic care.

Methods

We used an interviewer-administered survey of 551 women aged 36-62 years enrolled in the HPV in Perimenopause Study. Poisson regression with robust error variance was used to estimate prevalence ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to compare women's preferences for cervical cancer screening methods and frequency.

Results

A majority of women (55.6%, 95% CI 51.4-59.8%) were aware that screening recommendations had changed, yet 74.1% (95% CI 70.3-77.7%) still believed women should be screened annually. If recommended by their doctor, 68.4% (95% CI 64.4-72.2%) were willing to extend screenin

SUBMITTER: Silver MI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4304949 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature