A Prediction of Behavioral Intention on Pap Screening Test in College Women: A Path Model

Kang, Kyung-Ah; Kim, Shing-Jeong; Kaneko, Noriyo; Cho, Haeryun; Lim, Young-Sook

doi:10.5932/jkphn.2017.31.1.135

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“…The national cervical cancer screening rate in the Korean female population was only 54.4% [27]. It is not common for Korean women to visit obstetricians, especially if they are not married [28,29]; this may have influenced the screening rate of SMW. Second, the low screening rate may have been due to the lack of accurate information.…”

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Cervical Cancer Screening and Human Papillomavirus Vaccination among Korean Sexual Minority Women by Sex of Their Sexual Partners

Kim

Lee

Choi-Kwon

2020

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Cervical cancer-preventive behaviors in Korean sexual minority women (SMW) are underexplored. We aimed to assess the differences in cervical cancer screening uptake and completion of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination among Korean SMW by sex of their sexual partners. This cross-sectional study used data from the 2017 Korean Sexual Minority Women’s Health Study; we included Korean lesbian and bisexual women aged ≥20 years. They were divided into three groups: SMW with more than one male sexual partner (male only/both), SMW with only female sexual partners (female-only), or no sexual partner (no partner). Among the 671 participants, 266 (39.6%), 294 (43.8%), and 111 (16.5%) belonged to the male-only/both, female-only, and no partner groups, respectively. Compared to the male-only/both group, the female-only group was significantly less likely to have undergone cervical cancer screening (Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 0.24, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.15–0.37) and to have completed HPV vaccinations (AOR = 0.58, 95% CI = 0.37–0.91). In conclusion, Korean SMW with only female sexual partners had lower cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination completion rates than SMW who had male sexual partners. More extensive efforts are needed to improve cervical cancer-preventive behaviors among Korean SMW.

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