000K utf8 1100 $c2021 1500 eng 2050 urn:nbn:de:gbv:8:3-2022-00230-8 2051 10.26355/eurrev_202110_26889 3000 Salehiniya, Hamid 3010 Alkatout, Ibrahim 3010 Allahqoli, Leila 3010 Momenimovahed, S 3010 Momenimovahed, Zohre 4000 Factors related to cervical cancer screening among Asian women [Salehiniya, Hamid] 4209 Objective Cervical cancer is largely preventable. Although routine Pap smear screening has reduced cervical cancer-related mortality by 70-80% in all countries and by approximately 90% in developing countries, the gynecologist is still confronted with women in advanced stages of the disease. The eradication of cervical cancer depends on identifying the disease early and removing barriers to its timely detection. Given the significant burden of cervical cancer in Asian countries, we investigated factors related to its screening in Asia. Materials and methods A comprehensive search was carried out in databases such as Medline, Web of Science and Scopus for articles published until September 2020. The following keywords were used: vaginal smear, Pap smear, cervical cancer screening, barriers, obstacles, challenge, early detection, the name of each Asian country, and a combination of these words. Results Seventy-five articles were included in the study. The investigation revealed various factors related to cervical cancer screening in Asian women, including sociodemographic factors, awareness, attitudes and beliefs, perceived risk, psychological factors, self-efficacy, previous experiences, time, household, culture, fatalism, social support, access, cost, safety, insurance and health system-related factors. Conclusions Several barriers hinder the efficacy of a screening program. Its success requires the use of educational interventions, professional and inter-professional cooperation, allocation of sufficient resources, and policymakers focusing on the elimination of barriers. 4950 https://doi.org/10.26355/eurrev_202110_26889$xR$3Volltext$534 4950 https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:8:3-2022-00230-8$xR$3Volltext$534 4961 https://macau.uni-kiel.de/receive/macau_mods_00002650 5051 610 5550 Asians 5550 Early Detection of Cancer 5550 Female 5550 Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice 5550 Humans 5550 Mass Screening 5550 Papanicolaou Test 5550 Uterine Cervical Neoplasms 5550 Vaginal Smears