%0 Journal Article
%T Profilaktyka dla ubogich. Przypadek profilaktyki raka szyjki macicy
%A Ostrowska, Antonina
%J Zdrowie Publiczne i Zarządzanie
%V 2011
%R 10.4467/20842627OZ.11.022.0559
%N Tom 9, Numer 2
%P 105-112
%K bieda, ekskluzja społeczna, profilaktyka, rak szyjki macicy, zdrowie kobiet
%@ 1731-7398
%D 2012
%U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/zdrowie-publiczne-i-zarzadzanie/artykul/profilaktyka-dla-ubogich-przypadek-profilaktyki-raka-szyjki-macicy
%X 
	Prevention for the poor. The case of gynecological prevention

	Poland belongs to European countries characterized by the highest mortality of women caused by cervical cancer – neoplasm that is fully curable if early enough detected.
	It happens so despite of several, broadly designed prevention actions addressed to women, encouraging them to participate in preventive screenings. All these actions particularly fail among women from lower social strata, especially living in poverty. The question is therefore, what are the main obstacles behind this behavior? What is the cause of their reluctance to prevention of the life threatening disease, even if it is not related to any expenses? The article tries to answer these questions looking for the answer among structural and socio-cultural variables influencing women’s approach to health and disease. Presented research results demonstrate problems of gynecological prevention among women threatened with social exclusion.