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Group Number ofParticipants Age (Years) Race Education 1 6 Diverse Mean: 43.8 Range: 32–64 Black, African American 12 years plus some college 2 4 Less than 40 Mean: 27.8 Range: 22–33 White Less than 12 years 3 8 Less than 45 Mean: 34.9 Range: 23–43 Diverse Some college education 87.5% minimum of bachelor’s degree 4 13 40 and older Mean: 48.1 Range: 40–63 White 12 years or higher Range: 12 years to postgraduate degree 5 7 Diverse Mean: 41.9 Range: 26–54 Diverse 12 years or less 6 5 Diverse Mean: 42.8 Range: 23–61 Hispanic Diverse 80% less than 12 years Range: 10 years to 1 year of college 7 21 Diverse Mean: 38.7 Range: 20–61 Diverse 12 years or higher 8 4 39 and older Mean: 43 Range: 39–53 Diverse Diverse Range: 9 years to some college - Table 2.
Barriers and Enablers to Pap Test Screening Identified by Focus Group Participants
Barriers Enablers Note: the items in this table are presented in no particular order. Economic, insurance Physician-based Patient factors Female Low personal priority Generalist Fear Specialist Embarrassment and discomfort (the “yucky” factor) Good skill in communication and listening Fatalism Reminder systems Time/scheduling Insurance Confidentiality Office-based Prior sexual abuse Patient Physician and staff factors Free clinics, health department Reluctance/not approachable Contraception prescribing Scheduling Parent encouragement Time constraints Public education Lack of continuity Books Media
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Supplemental Appendix
Questions Used to Guide the Focus Group Interviews.
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- Supplemental data: Appendix - PDF file, 1 page, .85 MB.
