Munro Aime, Pavicic Heidi, Leung Yee, Westoby Victoria, Steel Nerida, Semmens James, O'Leary Peter
BExSc, MSc, PhD candidate, Women's Health Clinical Care Unit, WA Cervical Cancer Prevention Program, Perth, WA.
Aust Fam Physician. 2014 May;43(5):293-6.
As the gateway to healthcare for Australian women, general practitioners (GPs) are critical to the success of the National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP). Despite an enviable record - halving the incidence and mortality of cervical cancer - in 2010-2011 more than 2.7 million women did not comply with the recommended 2-yearly screening interval.
General practice strategies are presented to assist GPs in encouraging all women, in particular, high-risk and vulnerable women, to participate in cervical screening.
GPs play a crucial part in addressing the demographic, psychosocial and healthcare barriers that prevent women's participation in cervical screening. Encouraging uptake of the human papillomavirus vaccine and educating all patients on the importance of continued participation in cervical screening is essential for further decreasing the prevalence of this disease through early detection and treatment of cervical abnormalities.
作为澳大利亚女性医疗保健的入口，全科医生（GPs）对于国家宫颈筛查计划（NCSP）的成功至关重要。尽管取得了令人羡慕的成绩——使宫颈癌的发病率和死亡率减半——但在2010 - 2011年，超过270万女性未遵守建议的每两年一次的筛查间隔。
提出全科医疗策略，以协助全科医生鼓励所有女性，特别是高危和弱势女性参与宫颈筛查。
全科医生在解决阻碍女性参与宫颈筛查的人口统计学、心理社会和医疗保健障碍方面发挥着关键作用。鼓励接种人乳头瘤病毒疫苗并向所有患者宣传持续参与宫颈筛查的重要性，对于通过早期发现和治疗宫颈异常进一步降低该疾病的患病率至关重要。
