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Prospect of having a smear test can be profoundly distressing and traumatic for survivors of sexual violence (Corbis via Getty)
A groundbreaking cervical screening programme which helps women with a history of trauma and abuse has succeeded in getting more than 90 per cent of female prisoners to attend a smear test.
Cervical screening, commonly referred to as a smear test, helps to pick up early signs of cell changes in the cervix that can turn into cancer.
But the prospect of having a smear test can be profoundly distressing and traumatic for survivors of rape or any kind of sexual violence.