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“The Message is the Manner”: The Role of Supportive Communication in Improving Pap Screening in North-Central Nigeria

Dadem, Nancin
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6646-7741
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1679318136535654

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2023, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, Communication Studies (Communication).
This study extends knowledge on social support in promoting cervical cancer prevention in Nigeria. I drew on qualitative interviewing to understand and explain how supportive communication in interpersonal networks (relational networks and provider-patient interactions) and groups can influence women’s decision to screen for cervical cancer in North-central Nigeria. The investigation focused on women’s knowledge and experiences with cervical cancer and pap screening to identify supportive attributes that facilitated the uptake of pap screening in the female target population. A purposeful sample of 63 adult females participated in this study. An iterative approach was used to inductively synthesize and interpret data. Results characterize support provided by healthcare providers and lay persons (women, friends, family, and groups) as they provided relevant resources and modeled behaviors to convince women to utilize pap screening services. Insights from this study can serve as building blocks for constructing interpersonal and group communication interventions, and improving screening practices to increase the uptake of pap screening in North-Central Nigeria.
Christina Beck, Dr. (Advisor)
Communication; Health
Cervical cancer; pap screening; interpersonal communication; social support; North-Central Nigeria

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  • Dadem, N. (2023). “The Message is the Manner”: The Role of Supportive Communication in Improving Pap Screening in North-Central Nigeria [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1679318136535654

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dadem, Nancin. “The Message is the Manner”: The Role of Supportive Communication in Improving Pap Screening in North-Central Nigeria. 2023. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1679318136535654.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dadem, Nancin. "“The Message is the Manner”: The Role of Supportive Communication in Improving Pap Screening in North-Central Nigeria." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1679318136535654

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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