Women’s participation in a cervical cancer screening program

Cervical cancer is often the most common cancer among women in developing countries, yet cur-rent screening efforts have not been effective in reducing incidence and mortality rates in these settings. In an effort to increase knowledge about screening participation in low-resource settings, this study sought to identify key factors affecting women’s participation in a cervical screening program in north central Peru. We studied women who were exposed to various health pro-motion educational activities and compared a total of 156 women who sought screening be