Open AccessCervical Cancer Screening in a Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic: Screening Adoption Experiences From a Midwestern Clinic
Author(s) -
Beth E. Meyerson,
M. Aaron Sayegh,
Alissa Davis,
Janet N. Arno,
Gregory D. Zimet,
Ann M. LeMonte,
James A. Williams,
Lynn Barclay,
Barbara Van Der Pol
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.302272
Subject(s) - medicine , colposcopy , referral , cervical cancer , family medicine , cervical cancer screening , cancer screening , test (biology) , sexually transmitted disease , pap test , disease , gynecology , cancer , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , paleontology , syphilis , biology
We examined whether a sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic could reach women who had not received a Papanicolau (Pap) test in the past 3 years. We also explored staff attitudes and implementation of cervical cancer screening.