Aim: This study was carried out to determine the status of having a Pap smear test among women admitted to a family health center and their health beliefs about cervical cancer and Pap smear test. Material and Methods:This cross-sectional study was carried out with 259 women admitted to a Family Health Center on the Anatolian side of Istanbul. The data were collected using the Information Form on Socio-demographic Characteristics Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test and the Health Belief Model Scale for Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Kruskal-Wallis test were used in the evaluation of data.Results: It was determined that 76.2% of the women had heard about a Pap smear test, and 54.1% of them had undergone the Pap smear test. It was determined that the women who were over the age of 40 and had previously heard of the Pap smear test and cervical cancer had undergone the Pap smear test at a higher rate. It was determined that the mean score for the sensitivity sub-dimension of the women over the age of forty and the mean score for the health motivation sub-dimension of the women who received education above 8 years and were employed were high, and their Pap smear barriers were low (p<0.05). It was determined that the mean score for the usefulness and motivation sub-dimensions of those who had heard about the Pap smear test was high, and the mean score for the Pap smear barriers sub-dimension was low. It was determined that the mean scores for the usefulness and motivation and health motivation sub-dimensions of those who had previously had about the Pap smear test were high, and their Pap smear barriers were low (p<0.05). Conclusion:It was determined that the women who were over the age of 40 and had previously heard of the Pap smear test and cervical cancer had undergone the Pap smear test at a higher rate. It was determined that women's age, level of education, employment status, and the status of hearing and having undergone the Pap smear test positively affected their beliefs about cervical cancer and Pap smear test.
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