Reasons for cervical cancer screening participation among Turkish- and Moroccan-Dutch: focus groups

Abstract Background Cervical cancer (CC) is ranked fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer in women worldwide. Compared to the 79% CC screening participation rate of native Dutch women, the rate of 64% among Turkish- and 53% among Moroccan-Dutch women is considerably lower. Our aim was to explore reasons for CC screening (non)participation of Turkish- and Moroccan-Dutch women, and their attitude towards self-sampling. Methods Six focus groups were conducted in March and April 2019 with Turkish (n = 25) and Moroccan (n = 20) women in the Netherlands, aged 30-60 years. Questions were based on an... Mehr ...