Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/9439
Title: Inadequate cervical cancer screening among mid-aged Australian women who have experienced partner violence
Contributor(s): Loxton, Deborah (author); Powers, Jennifer (author); Schofield, Margot J  (author); Hussain, Rafat  (author); Hosking, Stacey (author)
Publication Date: 2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.10.019
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/9439
Abstract: Objectives: Partner violence is linked to cervical cancer and other gynaecological conditions. However, results of current research into associations between partner violence and cervical cancer screening have been inconclusive. Therefore, the current research investigates the association between partner violence and inadequate cervical cancer screening. Methods: Participants were 7312 women aged 45-50 years who responded to the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health population-based surveys in 1996 and 2004. The women self-reported frequency of Pap smears via mailed questionnaire. Results: Women who had experienced partner violence at least eight years earlier, compared with those who had not, were more likely to report current inadequate screening (OR: 1.42, 95%CI: 1.21; 1.66). After adjusting for known barriers to preventive screening (education, income management, marital status, general practitioner visits, chronic conditions) and depression, partner violence was independently associated with inadequate Pap tests (OR: 1.20, 95%CI: 1.01; 1.42). This association was no longer significant once access to a GP of choice was added to the model (OR: 1.18, 95%CI: 0.99; 1.40). Conclusions: The significance of this study lies not just in confirming a negative relationship between cervical cancer screening and partner violence, but in suggesting that good access to a physician of choice appears to significantly decrease this negative relationship.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Preventive Medicine, 48(2), p. 184-188
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 1096-0260
0091-7435
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920412 Preventive Medicine
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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