Barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening for women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; a qualitative study of GPs.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore general practitioners' (GPs) perspectives on the barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening (CCS) for women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.

Design

Qualitative descriptive study involving semi-structured interviews, with interview guide informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework.

Setting

Adelaide, South Australia.

Participants

Twelve GPs with experience in providing CCS to women from CALD backgrounds participated.

Results

Four main themes emerged: 'importance of clinician-patient relationship', 'patients' cultural understanding regarding health care and CCS', 'communication and language' and 'health system related'. Each theme had several subthemes. GPs' professional relationship with thei

SUBMITTER: Chandrakumar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9664274 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature