ERIC Number: EJ920304
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Apr
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1090-1981
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Missed Opportunities for Health Education on Pap Smears in Peru
Bayer, Angela M.; Nussbaum, Lauren; Cabrera, Lilia; Paz-Soldan, Valerie A.
Health Education & Behavior, v38 n2 p198-209 Apr 2011
Despite cervical cancer being one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths among women in Peru, cervical Pap smear coverage is low. This article uses findings from 185 direct clinician observations in four cities of Peru (representing the capital and each of the three main geographic regions of the country) to assess missed opportunities for health education on Pap smears and other preventive women's health behaviors during women's visits to a health care provider. Various types of health establishments, provider settings, and provider types were observed. Opportunities for patient education on the importance of prevention were rarely exploited. In fact, health education provided was minimal. Policy and programmatic implications are discussed. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Patient Education, Health Education, Females, Cancer, Health Behavior, Foreign Countries, Death, Prevention
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Peru
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