Effects of social support, regular physician and health-related attitudes on cervical cancer screening in an Asian population

• Main Authors: SEOW, Adeline, HUANG, Jie, STRAUGHAN, Paulin Tay
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2000
• Subjects: Cancer screening; Screening tests; Cervical cancer; Physicians; Asians; Womens health; Age groups; Fate; Demography; Population studies; Asian Studies; Demography, Population, and Ecology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2175
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Objective: Out primary objective was to examine sociodemographic and attitudinal factors that affect uptake of the Pap smear in a multi-ethnic Asian population.Methods: We conducted a prevalence survey among women aged 50-64 years living in Singapore and ascertained by means of an in-person question...