Australian women's self-perceived barriers to participation in cervical cancer screening: a systematic review.

CONCLUSION: A variety of personal, practitioner, test-related and logistical barriers negatively impact the screening participation of Australian women. Further research into barriers in the Australian population, and women's attitudes towards HPV testing and self-collection is required to create effective health interventions to improve participation in cervical screening. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. PMID: 31353682 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Health Promotion Journal of Australia - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Health Promot J Austr Source Type: research