Partha Basu|Srabanti Sarkar|Supriya Mukherjee|Mousumi Ghoshal|Srabani Mittal|Sutapa Biswas|Ranajit Mandal|Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan
Women's perceptions and social barriers determine compliance to cervical screening: Results from a population based study in India
Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute|Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute|Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute|Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute|Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute|Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute|International Agency For Research On Cancer
background success cervical screening initiatives depends high participation target population turn determined womens perceptions health orientation sociocultural issues present study identifies immediate social cultural barriers prevent women attend cervical screening facilities methods women noncompliant communitybased cervical screening program identified 500 randomly selected interview using structured questionnaire designed basis feedbacks received several focused group discussions questionnaire listed 24 possible reasons noncompliance women asked select pertinent reasons nonattendance reveal reason listed ones results total 469 noncompliant women interviewed significantly lower literacy rate compared compliant women 225 95 ci 123413 nearly half interviewed women responded opted stay away program common reasons cited nonattendance group reluctance go medical test absence symptoms apprehension test detects cancer second major group responders comprised women willing yet could attend due various hurdles common hurdles inability leave household chores preoccupation family problems lack approval husbands conclusions modification health behavior education social empowerment women essential population based cervical screening program succeed india