Review of strategies in promoting attendance for cervical screening.

BACKGROUND

The importance of cervical screening has been addressed in numerous studies. However, reviews conducted to explore of strategies to promoting attendance for cervical screening have been limited. This study aimed to explore strategies to promote attendance for cervical screening.

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

A literature search from databases (1994-2011) was undertaken to include papers that identified strategies related to the cervical screening.

RESULTS

Twenty-four papers were included in this review. The review of existing strategies identified valuable information on cervical screening and areas that could be improved in meeting womens' needs.

CONCLUSIONS

The review highlighted important aspects of cervical screening that could be further addressed by promoting strategies to attendance. Assessing women's health beliefs, inpatient cervical cancer screening, nurse-led screening, and cognition-emotion focused programs are among the strategies to promote attendance for pap smear testing.