Reasons for not adhering to cervical cancer screening guidelines and HPV knowledge among HIV indeterminate midlife women (50-64 years old) whose last Pap test was >6 years ago

Abstract

From: 12th International Conference on Malignancies in AIDS and Other Acquired Immunodeficiencies (ICMAOI) Bethesda, MD, USA 26-27 April, 2010 Author details 1-Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA EMPTY 2-Division of Infectious Diseases, University of South Carolina, School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA EMPTY 3-HIV/STD Division, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, SC, USAEMPTY Supplemental Information: Materials and methods National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 2008 data were analyzed to describe reasons for not adhering to recommended cervical cancer screening guidelines and HPV knowledge of midlife women who had never been tested for HIV and whose last Pap test was more than 6 years ago.