Cervical Dysplasia and Treatments Barrier in Jail: A Study in Marseille's Detention Center-Les Baumettes, France.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The main objective was to estimate the prevalence of cervical dysplasia among incarcerated women. The secondary objective was to identify obstacles to the possible management of a cervical dysplasia in detention by assessing their knowledge of screening for cervical cancer (CC), the existence of vaccination, and the management of precancerous lesions.

Materials and methods

The first part of the study was descriptive and retrospective, studying pap-smear results in women's correctional facility at the Baumettes prison center (PC) in Marseille, France. The second part of the study was qualitative and prospective and took place at the Baumettes PC. Voluntary and French-speaking inmates aged 25-65 years answered an short-form 12 quality-of-life questionnaire and a m

SUBMITTER: Delage de Luget C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9436383 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature