TY - JOUR T1 - During cervical screening, women desired good communication with their doctor and to be treated with sensitivity JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 92 LP - 92 DO - 10.1136/ebn.2.3.92 VL - 2 IS - 3 A2 - , Y1 - 1999/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/2/3/92.abstract N2 - Fitch MI, Greenberg M, Cava M, et al.Exploring the barriers to cervical screening in an urban Canadian setting. Cancer Nurs1998 Dec; 21:441–9.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Question What are Canadian women's experiences of accessing health care and cervical screening? Focus groups.An urban centre in North York, Ontario, Canada.110 women between 20 and 60 years. All women were from low income households and most were married, had children, had had a Papanicolaou (Pap) test within the previous few years, and had a family doctor. Women were recruited by a coalition of community agencies using poster announcements placed in community centres and distributed in the neighbourhood.Skilled women facilitators conducted 11 focus group sessions using open ended questions about women's experiences of accessing health care, concerns about cervical screening, and suggestions for cervical screening recruitment strategies. Sessions were audiotaped and data … ER -