Understanding facilitators and barriers to follow-up after abnormal cervical cancer screening examination among women living in remote areas of Romania: a qualitative study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In 2020 in Europe, Romania had the second highest incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer, after Montenegro. To address cervical cancer in the country, the Romanian government established a national cervical cancer screening programme in 2012. The programme provides free testing as well as free treatment in the event of cervical precancer diagnosis for women 25-64 years old with health insurance who are referred from a programme-registered general practitioner. Participation in screening, retesting and follow-up for detected precancerous lesions is suboptimal, thus reducing the overall effectiveness of the programme.

Aim

The overall aim of the study is to examine facilitators and barriers to cervical cancer screening follow-up after an abnormal cervical

SUBMITTER: Nyanchoka L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8867342 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature