TY - JOUR
T1 - Cervical cancer screening behavior of African women
T2 - The Rosenstock health belief model assessment
AU - Maseko, Teluleko Nhlonipho
AU - Huang, Hui Chuan
AU - Lin, Kuan Chia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2021/9
Y1 - 2021/9
N2 - Our paper is a narrative synthesis of the health belief model (HBM), which was developed in the early 1950s by social psychologists Hochbaum, Rosenstock, and Kegels working in the US Public Health Services. The HBM has been adapted to explore various long- and short-term health behaviors. In this narrative synthesis, we provide the analysis of the utilization of HBM and cervical cancer screening in Africa from 2009 to 2017 and critically evaluate the HBM in the context of different African countries. We also elucidate cervical cancer screening behavior among women living in Africa through a compassionate approach. Our results provide insights into individuals’ health-seeking behavior and their place of residence, which provide valuable evidence for the development of further preventative medicine.
AB - Our paper is a narrative synthesis of the health belief model (HBM), which was developed in the early 1950s by social psychologists Hochbaum, Rosenstock, and Kegels working in the US Public Health Services. The HBM has been adapted to explore various long- and short-term health behaviors. In this narrative synthesis, we provide the analysis of the utilization of HBM and cervical cancer screening in Africa from 2009 to 2017 and critically evaluate the HBM in the context of different African countries. We also elucidate cervical cancer screening behavior among women living in Africa through a compassionate approach. Our results provide insights into individuals’ health-seeking behavior and their place of residence, which provide valuable evidence for the development of further preventative medicine.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85074576087&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/07399332.2019.1677665
DO - 10.1080/07399332.2019.1677665
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31658000
AN - SCOPUS:85074576087
SN - 0739-9332
VL - 42
SP - 976
EP - 991
JO - Health Care for Women International
JF - Health Care for Women International
IS - 7-9
ER -
