Enabling women from BME groups to access NHS cervical screening
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Enabling access to women from BME groups to the NHS cervical screening programme:applying the Medical Research Council’s, 2009 framework for developing a complex intervention (stages one and two ) (Craig et al., 2008)
IRAS ID
217249
Contact name
David B Lehane
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
The University of Sheffield
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
The aim of the NHS Cervical Screening Programme is to reduce the number of women who develop cervical cancer and the number of women who die from the condition. Being screened regularly, means any abnormal changes in the cells of the cervix can be identified at an early stage and, if necessary, treated to stop cancer developing.
Previous studies have demonstrated that women from BME (Black, Minority and Ethinic) backgrounds are less likely to attend for regular smears (Marlow, Waller, & Wardle, 2015) and are therefore at increased risk of developing cervical cancer. Recently new waves of immigration from Eastern Europe are presenting new difficulties in engaging with women eligible to have smears. Many of these countries have no established screening programme (Maver et al., 2013). There is evidence that Roma Slovak immigrant women in Sheffield and South Yorkshire are defaulting their cervical smears compared to the general population
Using interviews with the patient group, the aim of the study is to establish :-
Are Roma Slovak women aware of the cervical screening programme?
If the Roma Slovak women are aware of the screening programme then what are their views?
What barriers and facilitators are there to accessing the cervical screening programme?
What would be the components of a complex primary care based intervention to optimize smear uptake in the target BME population (Roma)?REC name
London - Queen Square Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/LO/1076
Date of REC Opinion
26 Jul 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion