The Transtheoretical Model and Cervical Screening: Its application among culturally diverse communities in Queensland, Australia
Ethnicity and HealthPublished 1 November 1999
Margaret Kelaher, Amaya Gillespie, Pascale Allotey, Lenore Manderson, Henry Potts, Michelle Sheldrake
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Structuring cervical cancer screening promotion in terms of the Transtheoretical Model of Behaviour Change may significantly improve the effectiveness of interventions for women of diverse cultures and ethnicities.
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Classification based on the model was supported both by the decisional balance scale and measures of knowledge. Women in earlier stages of the model were more likely to express preferences for the provision of services in their own language and by a female. Cervical cancer screening among women in Action and Maintenance appeared to be better supported by GPs. Cervical cancer screening promotion for women of diverse cultures and ethnicities has tended to focus on Pre-contemplation and Contemplation stages, however, as most women in this sample were in Action or Maintenance, as are most Australian-born women, structuring cervical cancer screening promotion in terms of the TTM may significantly improve the effectiveness of interventions for women of diverse cultures and ethnicities.
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