TY - JOUR T1 - Adolescents had poor knowledge about Papanicolaou (cervical) smear screening and identified many barriers to being screened JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 92 LP - 92 DO - 10.1136/ebn.3.3.92 VL - 3 IS - 3 A2 - , Y1 - 2000/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/3/3/92.abstract N2 - Kahn JA, Chiou V, Allen JD, et al.Beliefs about Papanicolaou smears and compliance with Papanicolaou smear follow-up in adolescents.Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med1999 Oct;153:1046–54OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science QUESTION: How do adolescent girls understand and perceive Papanicolaou (Pap or cervical) smear screening and barriers to compliance? Qualitative study using focus groups and indepth, semistructured interviews.2 clinics in a children's hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.15 adolescents (mean age 18.7 y, 8 African-Americans, 5 with children, 11 in school, 7 with a history of sexually transmitted diseases) were approached and all had individual interviews. Adolescents who had been sexually active and who had normal and abnormal cervical smears were selected. Only a proportion of the latter group returned for follow up.The interview guide was developed from data in 3 focus groups with 12 adolescents. The content was derived from 4 models (health belief model, social cognitive theory, theory of planned behaviour, … ER -