A population survey on beliefs around cervical cancer screening: Determining the barriers and facilitators associated with attendance
A population survey on beliefs around cervical cancer screening: Determining the barriers and facilitators associated with attendance
Cervical screening saves approximately 5000 lives annually in England. However, screening rates have been falling continuously, and coverage in London is particularly low (64.7%). While demographic predictors of uptake have been well researched, there has been less thorough investigation of the individual barriers and facilitators which predict cervical screening attendance.