Cervical Screening

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:04 pm on 6 February 2018.

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Photo of Mohammad Asghar Mohammad Asghar Conservative 2:04, 6 February 2018

First Minister, research has shown that women from black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to attend cervical screening than white women. A survey found that only 28 per cent of women from ethnic minority communities would be comfortable talking to a male GP about cervical screening, compared to 45 per cent of white women. Twice as many BAME women as white women said that better knowledge about the test and its importance would encourage them to attend. First Minister, what is the Welsh Government doing to increase awareness of cervical screening among women from our ethnic minority communities in Wales, please?