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  11. Barriers, Facilitators, Needs, And Preferences In Seeking Information Regarding Cervical Cancer Prevention Programs Among Turkish, Moroccan, And Syrian Immigrant Women: A Scoping Review

Barriers, facilitators, needs, and preferences in seeking information regarding cervical cancer prevention programs among Turkish, Moroccan, and Syrian immigrant women: a scoping review

Tharsini Veeravagu1,2, Nora Hamdiui3, Mart L Stein4

  • 1National Coordination Centre for Communicable Disease Control, Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands. tharsini.veeravagu@rivm.nl.

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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Immigrant women need personalized information about cervical cancer (CC) screening and HPV vaccination. Addressing cultural barriers and utilizing culturally sensitive facilitators can improve participation and informed decision-making.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Gynecologic Oncology
  • Health Disparities

Background:

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  • Immigrant women face disproportionately higher CC rates and lower screening/vaccination uptake.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore immigrant women's information needs concerning CC screening and HPV vaccination.
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Main Methods:

  • A scoping review of 584 articles from Embase, PsychINFO, and CINAHL.
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Main Results:

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Keywords:
Cervical cancer screeningHPV vaccinationImmigrant womenInformation needs

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    • Addressing identified barriers and leveraging facilitators can enhance informed decision-making.
    • Incorporating these insights into health materials and interventions will improve CC screening and HPV vaccination rates.
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