Joyce is conducting a social media campaign for getting more young women to get Pap smears to screen for cervical cancer and its precursors.Shortly after her campaign begins,a famous female reality star is diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer,resulting in an increase in young women getting screened.This is an example of a(n)____ threat.
A)history
B)maturation
C)instrumentation
D)testing

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The increase in young women getting screened following the diagnosis of a famous individual with cervical cancer is an example of a history threat. This refers to events that occur outside the study or intervention that can affect the outcomes, in this case, influencing the behavior of the target population independently of the social media campaign.

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