Factors affecting the uptake of XXXX screening among nurses in Singapore.

@entity5 @entity1
OBJECTIVE: To identify factors other than socioeconomic status that influence participation in @entity5 screening. METHODS: A prospective, questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among all female nurses working at Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, between November 1 and December 15, 2013. Characteristics assessed included age, knowledge score (0-10, on the basis of 10 true-or-false statements), perceived risk of @entity5 , and health facility use. RESULTS: Among 2000 nurses, 1622 (81.1%) responded. The mean knowledge score was 4.70  1.76. Among 1593 nurses who reported on self-perception of risk, 97 (6.1%) reported high risk, 675 (42.4%) reported low risk, and 821 (51.5%) reported uncertainty. Of the 815 nurses reporting on their history of screening, 344 (42.2%) were screened regularly, 103 (12.6%) underwent opportunistic screening, and 368 (45.2%) had never undergone screening. The likelihood of screening was increased among @entity1 aged 35-49years, those who had recent experience of medical screening, those who had recently had a specialist consultation, or those who had recently had a consultation with a gynecologist (P<0.001 for all). Nurses undergoing regular screening reported positive effects of a doctor's recommendation, husband's encouragement, @entity1 talking about screening, and @entity1 close to the respondent undergoing screening. CONCLUSION: Advocacy and herd signaling positively influenced the @entity5 screening rate.
