Women's Studies 2244 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Cervical Cancer, Nonprobability Sampling, Participant Observation

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2244
• Professor: Jessica Polzer

Document Summary

Colonial legacy and the experience"s of first nations women in cervical cancer. Interviews via video conference significantly higher rates of cervical cancer resulting in death, compared to non-indigenous women. This article explores how indigenous women"s body perceptions influence their. Stigma of stis: common feeling of blame from partners. Body shyness technique to find key themes to discuss: negative body perception, hpv, shame associated with female body, stis, and unease of. Pap screening due to invasiveness and discomfort involved in taking cervical sample: feelings of vulnerability, statements about needing a stable/trusting relationship with doctor, negative experience with governmental health services; Distrust of health authorities: due to legacy of colonization, feeling of constant surveillance, management of body in screening during physical examination is intrusive. Lack of confidentiality and privacy: gossip travels quickly in these small indigenous, role of family (mother-daughter) relations; communities.