Pap smear rates among Australian community-attached lesbian and bisexual women: some good news but disparities persist | Zendy

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Pap smear rates among Australian community-attached lesbian and bisexual women: some good news but disparities persist

Author(s) -

Catriona M. Douglas,

Rachel Deacon,

Julie MooneySomers

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

sexual health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.117

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1449-8987

pISSN - 1448-5028

DOI - 10.1071/sh14210

Subject(s) - gonorrhea , thrush , medicine , lesbian , genitourinary medicine , genital warts , human papilloma virus , family medicine , demography , chlamydia , gynecology , gender studies , syphilis , cervical cancer , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cancer , sociology , immunology

Background Research in the US and UK shows that lesbian women are less likely than their heterosexual peers to attend for routine Pap smear tests. This study examined Pap smear test rates among community-attached lesbian, bisexual and queer (LBQ) women in New South Wales (NSW), to investigate if rates had changed between 2002 and 2012, compare rates to the general NSW population and identify predictive factors for Pap smear test attendance.

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