Background: Persistent infection with carcinogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) is linked to
high-grade lesions and cervical cancer. To better understand the natural history of HPV, we …

OBJECTIVE To explore the research lessons learned in the process of conducting qualitative
research on cervical cancer screening perspectives among multiple ethnolinguistic groups …

Research letter 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.2–16.7; p= 0.03). Women who did not appear
to have a stable sexual partnership (those who were single, separated or divorced) were …

Volunteers can support the delivery and sustainability of programs promoting chronic
disease awareness to improve health at the community level. This paper describes the …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of the community based Cardiovascular Health
Awareness Program (CHAP) on morbidity from cardiovascular disease. Design Community …

… d’utiliser l’autoprélèvement et pourquoi; 2) l’aversion à l’autoprélèvement et les raisons pour
lesquelles on préfère qu’un médecin s’en charge; et 3) les moyens d’améliorer l’attrait de l’…

Blood pressure (BP) measurements taken outside the routine office context may be a useful
adjunct strategy to monitor BP. Community-based BP data can also provide estimates of the …

The aim of the study is to describe the implementation of the Cardiovascular Health Awareness
Program (CHAP) in 20 mid-sized communities across Ontario, Canada, and identify key …

Background Family physicians can play an important role in encouraging patients to participate
in community-based health promotion initiatives designed to supplement and enhance …

Objective To explore women’s perspectives on the acceptability and content of reminder
letters from the family physician for Papanicolaou (Pap) test screening and the effect of …