Ending cervical cancer screening: attitudes and beliefs from ethnically diverse older women.

Objective: Guidelines support ending cervical cancer screening in women aged 65-70 years and older with previous normal testing, but little is known about older women's attitudes and beliefs about ending screening.

Study Design: We conducted face-to-face interviews with 199 women aged 65 and older in English, Spanish, Cantonese, or Mandarin.

Results: Most interviewees were nonwhite (44.

Preferences for human papillomavirus testing with routine cervical cancer screening in diverse older women.

Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is increasingly being used to determine the optimal cervical cancer screening interval in older women. Little is known about women's attitudes toward HPV testing or how these attitudes may influence medical discussions about cervical cancer screening.

Methods: Preferences for HPV and concomitant Papanicolaou (Pap) testing were assessed through in-person interviews with diverse women aged 50 to 80 years recruited from community and university-based practices.