Preventive Care for Women in Prison

A Qualitative Community Health Assessment of the Papanicolaou Test and Follow-Up Treatment at a California State Women’s Prison

Bibliographic Data

ID11032003
AuthorsCatherine G Magee (Catherine G. Magee, Jen R. Hult, Ruby Turalba, and Shelby McMillan are in the Master of Public Health program in the Department of Health Education at San Francisco State University.), Jen R Hult (Catherine G. Magee, Jen R. Hult, Ruby Turalba, and Shelby McMillan are in the Master of Public Health program in the Department of Health Education at San Francisco State University.), Ruby Turalba (Catherine G. Magee, Jen R. Hult, Ruby Turalba, and Shelby McMillan are in the Master of Public Health program in the Department of Health Education at San Francisco State University.), Shelby McMillan (Catherine G. Magee, Jen R. Hult, Ruby Turalba, and Shelby McMillan are in the Master of Public Health program in the Department of Health Education at San Francisco State University.)
Year2005
Volume95
Issue10
Pages1712-1717
Publication date2005-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2005.063677
PMID16186450
PMCIDPMC1449425
OpenAlexW2103978883
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited10

Growing evidence indicates that women in prison are particularly vulnerable to many negative health outcomes, including cervical cancer. The Papanicolaou (Pap) test is an effective tool to screen for this disease. To determine what is and is not working with the Pap test and follow-up treatment, we performed qualitative interviews with women prisoners and key informants at a California state women’s prison. Our assessment revealed that the process of administering Pap tests at this institution was not meeting the health care needs of the women interviewed. Women reported having negative experiences during the test and with their health care providers. Additionally the prison’s culture and infrastructure create obstacles that hinder prisoners from receiving quality care and providers from delivering that care. In response, women prisoners use self-and community advocacy to meet their health care needs and cope with these challenges

Cancer · Cervical cancer · Cervical cancer screening · Criminology · Family medicine · Health care · Pap test · Papanicolaou stain · Papanicolaou Test · Political science · Prison · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Sociology · Test (biology) · Cervical Cancer and HPV Research · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology

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