Primary care Providers’ approaches to cervical cancer screening in Muslim females
The utilization of the Papanicolaou (Pap) test and the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has significantly decreased rates of cervical cancer and related mortality. Disparities in receiving these preventive screenings are scarcely studied in Muslim females. Our study explores primary care providers...
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| author | Sondos Al Sad Radhika Pandit Nooralhuda Alhashim Mahmoud Abdel-Rasoul |
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| description | The utilization of the Papanicolaou (Pap) test and the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has significantly decreased rates of cervical cancer and related mortality. Disparities in receiving these preventive screenings are scarcely studied in Muslim females. Our study explores primary care providers’ (PCP) approaches to cervical cancer screening in Muslim females. We created a cross-sectional Qualtrics survey using convenience sampling of PCPs who perform Pap tests in central Ohio. Recruitment emails were disseminated via departmental email listservs. We had 200 analyzable responses and 78% of respondents reported having Muslim patients. Bivariate analysis was used to identify predictors of providers’ approaches. Providers younger than 35 years obtained a sexual history from Muslim females less frequently, family medicine providers were more likely to obtain a sexual history from Muslim females, and gynecologists were more likely to offer the HPV vaccine to Muslim females. Providers who counseled patients about Pap tests (P<0.001) and HPV modes of transmission (P<0.004) were more likely to offer cervical cancer screening for Muslim females. Our findings suggested that providers’ age and specialty may be predictors of proactive cervical cancer screening and prevention in Muslim females and that there is a gap between current guidelines and preventive clinical practices regarding the HPV vaccine and transmission counseling. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-51eb7cfc37424f55b95c1612ec1c12872023-03-19T04:37:29ZengElsevierPreventive Medicine Reports2211-33552023-04-0132102126Primary care Providers’ approaches to cervical cancer screening in Muslim femalesSondos Al Sad0Radhika Pandit1Nooralhuda Alhashim2Mahmoud Abdel-Rasoul3Women Health Primary Care Center, Family and Community Medicine Department, University of California San Francisco, 2356 Sutter St, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA; Corresponding author.The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 370 W 9th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, USANortheast Ohio Medical University, 4209 St, OH-44, Rootstown, OH 44272, USAThe Ohio State University College of Medicine, Center for Biostatistics, 1800 Cannon Drive Columbus, OH 43210, USAThe utilization of the Papanicolaou (Pap) test and the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has significantly decreased rates of cervical cancer and related mortality. Disparities in receiving these preventive screenings are scarcely studied in Muslim females. Our study explores primary care providers’ (PCP) approaches to cervical cancer screening in Muslim females. We created a cross-sectional Qualtrics survey using convenience sampling of PCPs who perform Pap tests in central Ohio. Recruitment emails were disseminated via departmental email listservs. We had 200 analyzable responses and 78% of respondents reported having Muslim patients. Bivariate analysis was used to identify predictors of providers’ approaches. Providers younger than 35 years obtained a sexual history from Muslim females less frequently, family medicine providers were more likely to obtain a sexual history from Muslim females, and gynecologists were more likely to offer the HPV vaccine to Muslim females. Providers who counseled patients about Pap tests (P<0.001) and HPV modes of transmission (P<0.004) were more likely to offer cervical cancer screening for Muslim females. Our findings suggested that providers’ age and specialty may be predictors of proactive cervical cancer screening and prevention in Muslim females and that there is a gap between current guidelines and preventive clinical practices regarding the HPV vaccine and transmission counseling.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335523000177Health equityPreventive screeningMuslim patientsPublic health |
| spellingShingle | Sondos Al Sad Radhika Pandit Nooralhuda Alhashim Mahmoud Abdel-Rasoul Primary care Providers’ approaches to cervical cancer screening in Muslim females Preventive Medicine Reports Health equity Preventive screening Muslim patients Public health |
| title | Primary care Providers’ approaches to cervical cancer screening in Muslim females |
| title_full | Primary care Providers’ approaches to cervical cancer screening in Muslim females |
| title_fullStr | Primary care Providers’ approaches to cervical cancer screening in Muslim females |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary care Providers’ approaches to cervical cancer screening in Muslim females |
| title_short | Primary care Providers’ approaches to cervical cancer screening in Muslim females |
| title_sort | primary care providers approaches to cervical cancer screening in muslim females |
| topic | Health equity Preventive screening Muslim patients Public health |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335523000177 |
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