The effect of fear of COVID-19 on health-seeking behaviors and Pap smear test rates in women
Copyright policy )The effect of fear of COVID-19 on health-seeking behaviors and Pap smear test rates in women
This study was carried out to determine the effect of fear of COVID-19 on health-seeking behaviors and Pap smear test rates in women. This study was conducted online between June and September 2021. Women aged 21-65 years were invited to participate in the study via social media. A total of 396 women comprised the sample for this study. Data were collected the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, and the Health-seeking Behavior Scale. Data were evaluated using descriptive statistics, parametric tests and regression analysis. As a result of the study, 11.1 percent of women were found to have had a Pap smear test during the pandemic period. Fear of COVID-19 was determined to have a positive and significant effect on online health-seeking behavior (t = 7.915, p .05). This study showed that although the fear of COVID-19 positively affected health-seeking behaviors in women, the rates of gynecological examination and Pap smear test rates were low during the pandemic.
- Inonu University Turkey
- Ege University Turkey
mass screening, Male, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, male, attitude to health, Humans, Mass Screening, uterine cervix tumor, human, Vaginal Smears, Pap smear, fear, patient attitude, COVID-19, Fear, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Papanicolaou test, female, health-seeking behavior, fear, Female, women, COVID 19, vagina smear, Papanicolaou Test
mass screening, Male, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, male, attitude to health, Humans, Mass Screening, uterine cervix tumor, human, Vaginal Smears, Pap smear, fear, patient attitude, COVID-19, Fear, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Papanicolaou test, female, health-seeking behavior, fear, Female, women, COVID 19, vagina smear, Papanicolaou Test
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