Overview- About the programme- Who is the target and what do we know?- Activity – break into groups- Feedback from groups- Key themes- Go home and watch Coro Street
The programme- MOH have added cx screening as a target for 2014/15- Goal is ≥80% of all eligible women screened - Northland PHOs continue funding for priority group women
Upcoming activities- Data matching project on the horizon- Strengthen linkages – information sharing, referrals between services etc.- Further promotion
The priority population- Maori, Asian, Pacific Island women aged 25-69 years- Any woman aged 30-69 years never had a smear, or - Not had a smear for 5 years or more
Types (from Phoenix Research report, for MOH)
FATALISTS ORGANISERS
What you don’t know can’t hurt you Conscientious and busy
ACCEPTORS INFORMED DISSENTERS
We all have to die somehow
My body, my decision
All are further segmented by life stage, age & ethnicity
Blahblahblah..not listening…
Types (from Phoenix Research report, for MOH)
FATALISTS ORGANISERS
What you don’t know can’t hurt you
May be older, alone & needing support
Respond well to: the personal touch, gentle Persuasion, encouragement & care
Conscientious and busy
Put it on the list and get it done
Respond well to: being sent a letter with an appointment time & day
ACCEPTORS INFORMED DISSENTERS
We all have to die somehow
Prefer quality of life over quantity
Respond well to: hearing about simplicity of process
My body, my decision
Lots of research, decided no
Respond well to: respect for their self-knowledge, new facts or info
All are further segmented by life stage, age & ethnicity
Maori women - messages- Do it so you’re around for your whanau- Cervical cancer affects our whakapapa- Get your smear – you’ll get to know what’s going on down there- Try some humour
Activity 1. What do you see as the barriers for having a smear (from your own experiences both as a woman, and a nurse)?
Please discuss in your groups and note down points, circling the common themes (if there are any)
2. What approach(es) have you found success with in addressing the barriers?
Please discuss in your groups and note down points, circling the common themes (if there are any)
Consider- Verbal or face-to-face communication! - Persistence- Humour (Maori and Pacific Island)- Not a cancer test – wellness check- Privacy, the whole experience