TY - JOUR
T1 - Errors in reporting cervical screening among public health clinic patients
AU - Michielutte, Robert
AU - Dignan, Mark B.
AU - Bradley Wells, H.
AU - Bahnson, Judy
AU - Smith, Marie
AU - Wooten, Robert
AU - Hale, Lynn N.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - This study examines women's knowledge of whether or not they had a cervical smear as part of their examination in a public health clinic for sexually transmitted diseases. Usable interviews were completed with a cluster sample of 318 women. Approximately 56% of the women were not able to correctly report if they had a cervical smear; and 90% of the erroneous responses consisted of reporting a cervical smear when none actually was done. Young women and single women were more likely to report incorrectly. Overall, the results suggest considerable error in overreporting cervical screening in this population.
AB - This study examines women's knowledge of whether or not they had a cervical smear as part of their examination in a public health clinic for sexually transmitted diseases. Usable interviews were completed with a cluster sample of 318 women. Approximately 56% of the women were not able to correctly report if they had a cervical smear; and 90% of the erroneous responses consisted of reporting a cervical smear when none actually was done. Young women and single women were more likely to report incorrectly. Overall, the results suggest considerable error in overreporting cervical screening in this population.
KW - Cervical screening
KW - Pap smear
KW - Self reporting errors
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U2 - 10.1016/0895-4356(91)90078-N
DO - 10.1016/0895-4356(91)90078-N
M3 - Article
C2 - 2010783
AN - SCOPUS:0025978493
SN - 0895-4356
VL - 44
SP - 403
EP - 408
JO - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
IS - 4-5
ER -
