Barriers to cervical cancer screening among rural women in eastern China: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore barriers to free cervical cancer screening among rural women in China from the perspective of women, healthcare providers and women's husbands to inform intervention planning.

Design

A qualitative study framed around potential policy and practice options, drawing on the concepts of descriptive phenomenology and implementation research.

Setting

This study was carried out at township level within two counties in Jining Prefecture of eastern China.

Participants and data collection

Semi-structured in-depth interviews with 21 women and five healthcare providers, focus group discussions with nine healthcare providers and key informant interviews with four husbands of women eligible for screening.

Results

Thematic analysis generated five m

SUBMITTER: Yang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6429857 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature