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KNOWLEDGE AND ANXIETY AS BARRIERS TO CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING ATTENDANCE

Scott, Samantha A
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1431033818

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2015, Master of Arts in Psychology, Cleveland State University, College of Sciences and Health Professions.
Despite the fact that cervical cancer screening techniques have made this disease nearly 100% preventable, 4,100 women are expected to die as a result of cervical cancer in the United States this year (American Cancer Society, 2015). This dismal estimation is due to the many barriers that stand in the way of women participating in screening. Two barriers commonly studied separately are knowledge and anxiety. This study uniquely hypothesized that anxiety would negatively moderate the otherwise positive relationship between knowledge and attendance. An additional hypothesis was that viewing the test as a preventative health measure would be positively associated with screening attendance. Surveys containing demographic questions and measures of knowledge and anxiety were given to women at a reproductive clinic, a university campus, and via social media websites. A logistic regression indicated that knowledge and anxiety do predict screening attendance. However, the interaction between knowledge and anxiety was not significant. Additionally, a significant difference regarding view of the purpose of the Pap test was found between attenders and non-attenders via a chi-square. These findings indicate that knowledge and anxiety are independent barriers to screening attendance and will therefore likely require separate interventions in order to be eliminated. Additionally, the way a women views the purpose of the Pap test was uncovered as a new barrier to screening. This indicates the importance of framing Pap tests as preventative health measures in order to encourage screening attendance.
Lisa Doane, PhD (Advisor)
Michael Horvath, PhD (Committee Member)
Michael Wisniewski, PhD (Committee Member)
66 p.
Clinical Psychology
cervical cancer; barriers; anxiety; knowledge; view of test purpose

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  • Scott, S. A. (2015). KNOWLEDGE AND ANXIETY AS BARRIERS TO CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING ATTENDANCE [Master's thesis, Cleveland State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1431033818

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Scott, Samantha. KNOWLEDGE AND ANXIETY AS BARRIERS TO CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING ATTENDANCE. 2015. Cleveland State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1431033818.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Scott, Samantha. "KNOWLEDGE AND ANXIETY AS BARRIERS TO CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING ATTENDANCE." Master's thesis, Cleveland State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1431033818

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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