Overcoming Barriers to Cervical Screening Among Pacific Women: A Narrative Review

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aut.relation.endpage29
aut.relation.issue1en_NZ
aut.relation.journalHealth Equityen_NZ
aut.relation.startpage22
aut.relation.volume3en_NZ
aut.researcherDrabsch, Julie
dc.contributor.authorMcPherson, GSen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorFairbairn-Dunlop, Pen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorPayne, Den_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-05T02:33:55Z
dc.date.available2020-10-05T02:33:55Z
dc.date.copyright2019en_NZ
dc.date.issued2019en_NZ
dc.description.abstractPurpose: This narrative review explores the barriers and facilitators for Pacific women accessing the cervical screening pathway. Despite organized cervical screening in New Zealand, Pacific women still face significant health disparities in regard to cervical cancer incidence and mortality and access to colposcopy services. Providing a narrative synthesis of the available literature examining Pacific women and the barriers and facilitators to the cervical screening pathway may provide some insight into the provision of primary and secondary health services for Pacific women. Methods: Four electronic databases were searched for articles published between January 1990 and June 2017 and included bibliographies of key journal articles and gray material. A narrative review and synthesis were undertaken of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research. Results: The literature is focused on the cervical screening aspect of the cervical screening pathway. There was a paucity of literature that examines the barriers and facilitators Pacific women experience accessing colposcopy services. Barriers to cervical screening for Pacific women are multifaceted and interrelated. Factors such as culture, fear, practical issues, health care experiences, and knowledge/education influence screening practices. Facilitators to cervical screening are also multifaceted and included knowledge, health care experience, culture, and practical issues. Culturally tailored approaches improve access to cervical screening for Pacific women. Conclusion: Understanding Pacific women's experiences, facilitators, and barriers to the cervical screening pathway is essential in assisting health care professionals, policy makers, and funders provide culturally appropriate services. Further research is required to examine Pacific women's experiences of navigating colposcopy services and the interface between primary and secondary care services.en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationHealth Equity, 3(1), 22-29.
dc.identifier.doi10.1089/heq.2018.0076en_NZ
dc.identifier.issn2473-1242en_NZ
dc.identifier.issn2473-1242en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/13704
dc.publisherMary Ann Lieberten_NZ
dc.relation.urihttps://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/heq.2018.0076
dc.rightsª Georgina S. McPherson et al. 2019; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. This Open Access article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.subjectBarriers; Cervical screening; Colposcopy; Facilitators; Pacific women
dc.titleOvercoming Barriers to Cervical Screening Among Pacific Women: A Narrative Reviewen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
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