The Pap Smear Test Experience of Women in Turkey AQualitative Study
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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Zeynep ARABACI Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Süheyla Ozsoy Ege Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
Dergi ISSN 1513-7368 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 01-2012
Kabul Tarihi Yayınlanma Tarihi 30-11-2012
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 13 / 11 / 5687–5690 DOI 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.11.5687
Makale Linki https://doi.org/10.7314/apjcp.2012.13.11.5687
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Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği
Özet
Objective The study was planned with the purpose of examining the attitude of women who have pap-smeartest for the early diagnosis of cervical cancer, factors affecting their decisions and their feelings and experiencesduring this period. Materials and Methods A phenomenological method was used. Data were collected betweenMarch 2012 and April 2012 using standard and purposive samplings from 17 women. A detailed interview withwomen were held in their houses and recorded. The data collection tool consisted of two parts, one of which isinformation form with 17 questions identifying sociodemographic and cervical cancer risk factors of women andthe second part is made up of semi-structured interview form with 15 alternative questions taking literature andthe pap-smear test into consideration. Collected data were put into a written document. Content analysis washeld by loading the documents into NVIVO 8 Statistical Programme. Results The study comprised themes suchas cervical risk factor, decision of taking pap-smear test, taking pap-smear test, knowledge about pap-smear test,relieving factors during pap-smear test, obstructive factors during pap-smear test, gynecological examinationand feelings of women during and after pap-smear test while waiting for the results. Conclusions As womenperceive gynaecological examinations differently from other examinations, they have different feelings in eachprocess of the Pap smear test. Medical staff should advise women more clearly on the nature and advantages ofthe Pap-smear test.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Cervical cancer | Pap smear test | Qualitative study | Women
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Web of Science 15
Scopus 23
Google Scholar 31
The Pap Smear Test Experience of Women in Turkey AQualitative Study

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