Editing Pap test (section)

=== Taiwan ===
Free Pap tests were offered from 1974–1984 before being replaced by a system in which all women over the age of 30 could have the cost of their Pap test reimbursed by the National Health Insurance in 1995.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Chen|first1=Y-Y|last2=You|first2=S-L|last3=Chen|first3=C-A|last4=Shih|first4=L-Y |last5=Koong|first5=S-L|last6=Chao|first6=K-Y|last7=Hsiao|first7=M-L|last8=Hsieh|first8=C-Y|last9=Chen |first9=C-J|date=2009-07-07 |title=Effectiveness of national cervical cancer screening programme in Taiwan: 12-year experiences|journal=British Journal of Cancer|volume=101|issue=1|pages=174–177 |doi=10.1038/sj.bjc.6605139|pmc=2713714|pmid=19536091 |issn=0007-0920}}</ref> This policy was still ongoing in 2018 and encouraged women to screen at least every three years.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Chen |first1=M.-J.|last2=Wu|first2=C.-Y.|last3=Chen|first3=R.|last4=Wang |first4=Y.-W.|date=2018-10-01 |title=HPV Vaccination and Cervical Cancer Screening in Taiwan|journal=Journal of Global Oncology |volume=4|issue=Supplement 2|pages=235s|doi=10.1200/jgo.18.94300|issn=2378-9506|doi-access=free}}</ref>

Despite this, the number of people receiving Pap tests remain lower than countries like Australia. Some believe this is due to a lack of awareness regarding the test and its availability. It has also been found that women who have chronic diseases or other reproductive diseases are less likely to receive the test.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Fang-Hsin Leea |author2=Chung-Yi Lic |author3=Hsiu-Hung Wanga |author4=Yung-Mei Yang |title=The utilization of Pap tests among different female medical personnel: A nationwide study in Taiwan |journal=Preventive Medicine|volume=56 |issue=6 |pages=406–409 |year=2013 |doi=10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.03.001 |pmid=23524115}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.iprojectmaster.com/NURSING/final-year-project-materials/knowledge-and-acceptability-of-cervical-cancer-screening-among-female-part-time-students|title=Knowledge of Cervical Cancer Screening among Women |website=iprojectmaster.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Peterson NB, Murff HJ, Cui Y, Hargreaves M, Fowke JH |title=Papanicolaou testing among women in the southern United States |journal=Journal of Women's Health |date=Jul–Aug 2008 |volume=17 |issue=6 |pages=939–946 |doi=10.1089/jwh.2007.0576 |pmc=2942751 |pmid=18582173}}</ref>