Rebecca J. Haworth|Ruth Margalit|Christine Ross|Tikka Nepal|Amr S. Soliman
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices for Cervical Cancer Screening Among the Bhutanese Refugee Community in Omaha, Nebraska
University of Nebraska Medical Center|University of Nebraska Medical Center|University of Nebraska Medical Center|University of Nebraska Medical Center
cervical cancer second common cause cancer mortality among women vast majority patients developing countries bhutanese refugees united states south central asia 4th leading region world cervical cancer incidence past years bhutanese refugees increased significantly nebraska study evaluates current knowledge cervical cancer screening practices among bhutanese refugee women omaha nebraska study aimed investigate cervical cancer screening knowledge perceptions susceptibility severity cervical cancer perceived benefits barriers screening selfadministered questionnaires focus groups based health belief model conducted among 42 healthy women bhutanese refugee community omaha study revealed significant lack knowledge community regarding cervical cancer screening practices 222 reporting ever hearing pap test 139 reporting ever one 333 women agreement perceived susceptibility cervical cancer women reported ever hearing pap test tended believe strongly curability disease discovered early women never heard test 714 vs 450 two groups respectively refugee populations united states need tailored cancer education programs especially resettled countries high risk cancer