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GOODMAN, A. (2013). THE SOCIAL ECOLOGY OF CERVICAL CANCER: THE CHALLENGES TO PAP SMEAR
SCREENING. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE, 4(12A), 16-20. HTTPS://WWW.SCIRP.ORG/JOURNAL/PAPERINFORMATION.ASPX?PAPERID=41129
This article tries to determine the challenges to Pap smear screening as cervical cancer is a preventable disease. The incidence and mortality due to cervical cancer in low and middle income countries are directly related to lack of both screening programs and cancer treatment facilities. The paper exames the social ecology of cervical cancer.
MAAR, M., WAKEWICH, P., WOOD, B., SEVERINI, A., LITTLE, J., BURCHELL, A.N.,...& ZEHBE, I. (2017). STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AMONGST FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITIES IN THE NORTHWEST ONTARIO, CANADA. HEALTH CARE WOMEN INTERNATIONAL, 37(4), 478-495. HTTPS://WWW.NCBI.NLM.NIH.GOV/PUBMED/25375661
This paper focuses on the high rates of cervical cancer among the Indigenous population, specifically in Canada. The researchers use participatory action research to interview healthcare staff to identify ways to increase screening recruitment in First Nations communities in Northwest Ontario. Through these interviews, the paper demonstrates the value of a multi-level social ecological model to promote behavioural changes at the community, health care service and stakeholder, and decision-maker level.
SPENCE, A.R., GOGGIN, P., & FRANCO, E.L. (2007). PROCESS OF CARE FAILURES IN INVASIVE CERVICAL
CANCER: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, 45, 93-106. HTTPS://WWW.NCBI.NLM.NIH.GOV/PUBMED/17651792
This article is a meta-analysis that tried to review and summarize the findings of multiple articles on the quality of preventive care invasive cervical cancer subjects received before diagnosis. It found that poor Pap screening frequency was the primary factor contributing to the development of invasive cervical cancer.