Trauma and cervical cancer screening among women experiencing homelessness: A call for trauma-informed care
Objective: Women experiencing homelessness are at increased risk of cervical cancer and have disproportionately low Pap screening behaviors compared to the general population. Prevalence of Pap refusals and multiple kinds of trauma, specifically sexual trauma, are high among homeless women. This qua...
Main Authors: | Racquel E Kohler, Jill S Roncarati, Anastasia Aguiar, Pritha Chatterjee, Jessie Gaeta, Kasisomayajula Viswanath, Cassis Henry |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2021-07-01
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Series: | Women's Health |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/17455065211029238 |
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