Emerging role of HPV self-sampling in cervical cancer screening for hard-to-reach women: Focused literature review

TR Madzima, M Vahabi, A Lofters - Canadian Family Physician, 2017 - cfp.ca
Objective To provide a focused critical review of the literature on the acceptability, feasibility,
and uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling among hard-to-reach women …

[BOOK][B] Language barriers in access to health care

S Bowen - 2001 - canada.ca
The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of current research describing the
impact of language barriers on health care access and quality of care; and the role that …

Inadequacy of cervical cancer screening among urban recent immigrants: a population-based study of physician and laboratory claims in Toronto, Canada

A Lofters, RH Glazier, MM Agha, MI Creatore… - Preventive …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE.: In Canada, Pap smears are recommended from 18 to 69. Self-reported
socioeconomic gradients in screening have been documented in North America but there …

[PDF][PDF] Population mobility and health: an overview of the relationships between movement and population health

BD Gushulak, DW MacPherson - Journal of Travel Medicine, 2004 - academia.edu
As a result of this diversity, knowledge and awareness of health outcomes for mobile
populations can often be limited to what has been acquired from a specific mobile group. For …

Health service utilization by Ethiopian immigrants and refugees in Toronto

H Fenta, I Hyman, S Noh - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 2007 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to examine the health service utilization patterns of Ethiopian
immigrants and refugees in a random sample of 342 adults residing in Toronto. The results …

Prevalence of selected preventable and treatable diseases among government-assisted refugees: Implications for primary care providers

K Pottie, P Janakiram, P Topp, A McCarthy - Canadian Family Physician, 2007 - cfp.ca
OBJECTIVE To discover the prevalence of 4 preventable and treatable diseases among
newly arriving refugees. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING An immigrant …

Effects of social support, regular physician and health-related attitudes on cervical cancer screening in an Asian population

A Seow, J Huang, PT Straughan - Cancer Causes & Control, 2000 - Springer
Objective: Out primary objective was to examine sociodemographic and attitudinal factors
that affect uptake of the Pap smear in a multi-ethnic Asian population. Methods: We …

Cervical screening in Canadian first nation Cree women

BA O'Brien, J Mill, T Wilson - Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: Attitudes and beliefs of First Nation Cree women living in a reserve community
were explored to gain insights into how cervical screening could be better utilized. Method …

Evaluating the effectiveness of cervical cancer screening invitation letters

KM Decker, D Turner, AA Demers… - Journal of women's …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an invitation letter
on cervical screening participation among unscreened women 30 to 69 years of age …

[BOOK][B] Barrières linguistiques dans l'accès aux soins de santé

S Bowen - 2001 - canada.ca
Résumé Le présent rapport a pour objectif de faire le survol des recherches actuelles qui
décrivent les répercussions des barrières linguistiques sur l'accès aux soins de santé et sur …