Étude corrélationnelle sur les facteurs prédictifs de la pratique du test de dépistage du cancer du col utérin chez les femmes fréquentant les centres médico-sociaux à Zahlé (Liban)

Cervical cancer is globally the second among the most common cancers in women. The main factor leading to invasive cervical cancer is the lack of Pap smear practice. This predictive correlational study was conducted in August 2008 among 300 women attending health centers in a Lebanese region. Its goal was to identify, from Health Belief Model (HBM), the predictive factors of Pap smear practice in women of this region. The results showed that the level of education and the recommendations of health professionals were associated with the practice of Pap smear test. The results of this study should encourage health professionals to develop health promotion interventions to prevent cervical cancer in women and decline thereafter the rate of incidence and mortality from this cancer.