scholarly journals Cervical cancer screening in rural Ethiopia: a cross- sectional knowledge, attitude and practice study

BMC Cancer ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Friederike Ruddies ◽  
Muluken Gizaw ◽  
Brhanu Teka ◽  
Sarah Thies ◽  
Andreas Wienke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rural Ethiopia ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Practice Study ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) of Women towards Cervical Cancer Screening at A Tertiary Care Institute in Kathmandu, Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Olita Shilpakar ◽  
Ramesh Prasad Aacharya ◽  
Ram Prasad Neupane ◽  
Bipin Karki
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Precancerous Lesions ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Care Institute ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Introduction: Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers among women worldwide. It is preventable by early detection of precancerous lesions by various screening techniques. Considering the importance of the perceptions and practices of the women about the disease and its screening, this study was conducted with an aim to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of women towards cervical cancer and its screening among Nepalese women visiting a tertiary care institute in Kathmandu. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 390 outpatients in the gynaecological outpatient department of Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital for a span of six months. Data were collected after obtaining ethical clearance from the institutional review board. A structured questionnaire covering the socio-demographic characteristics and knowledge, attitude and practice on cervical cancer and its screening was used. Results: Among the 390 women who were interviewed, the mean age was 41.9 years, 37% of the respondents had an average knowledge and 16.5% had a good knowledge about cervical cancer and its screening. There was a positive attitude among 70% of the respondents, however the uptake of screening among them was less than 25% only. Embarrassment (72%), pain (71%) and lack of privacy (65.9%) were the main barriers of screening. Conclusions: Knowledge regarding cervical cancer screening was found to be good and the attitude to undergo screening was positive. However, a significant number of barriers refrain women from seeking this service which is shown by the poor practice for screening.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) toward Cervical Cancer Screening among Adama Science and Technology University Female Students, Ethiopia

2022 ◽  
Vol 2022 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Almaz Tadesse ◽  
Mesfin Tafa Segni ◽  
Hailu Fekadu Demissie
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Female Students ◽  
World Health ◽  
Annual Number ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background. Cervical cancer is a complication of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. Eighty percent of the cases occur in low-resource countries. According to the 2009 World Health Organization report, the age-adjusted incidence rate of cervical cancer in Ethiopia was 35.9 per 100,000 patients with 7619 annual number of new cases and 60-81 deaths every year. The study is aimed at assessing the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice concerning cervical cancer among female students at Adama Science and Technology University. Methodology. An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted among 667Adama Science and Technology University female students. A simple random sampling method was used to select the respondents. Structured self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Results. About 404 (60.6%) of the participants heard about cervical cancer, 478 (71.7%) had positive attitude towards cervical cancer screening, and only 15 (2.2%) participants were screened for cervical cancer. Lack of information about cervical cancer was the most reported reason for not attending to cervical cancer screening. Conclusion and Recommendation. The study showed that there was low knowledge on cervical cancer and screening for premalignant lesion among women. There is a need to promote and encourage women to early cervical cancer screening at precancerous stage by informing their susceptibility to cervical cancer.

scholarly journals Study on cervical cancer screening amongst nurses

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Astha Srivastava ◽  
Bindiya Gupta ◽  
Vikas Lakha ◽  
Shilpa Singh
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Pap Smear ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Incidence And Mortality ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Objective: To study the knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses at tertiary centre regarding cervical cancer screening. Material and Methods: Validated questionnaire was circulated amongst staff nurses at tertiary care centre after taking informed consent. Results and Discussion: Cancer of cervix is the most common genital tract malignancy in female and it is ranked second to breast cancer. It has a positive association with HPV infection. Cervical cancer incidence and mortality have declined substantially following introduction of screening programmes. This present study investigated the knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses at GTB Hospital towards cervical cancer risk factors, sign & symptoms and screening as they are important health professionals. In our study, the results showed that 99% of respondents were aware of Pap smear as screening programme and about 60-70% were aware of HPV as positive organism, but most of them never had a Pap smear done before. Majority of them did not know VIA, VILI and colposcopy as screening techniques. Conclusion: It may thus be recommended that institutions should periodically organize seminars and training for health personnel especially the nurses which form a group of professionals that should give health education to women about cervical cancer.

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of cervical cancer screening among Greek students: a short report

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 329-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giannoula D. Bakogianni ◽  
Spiridoula C. Goutsou ◽  
Maria V. Liti ◽  
Sophia I. Rizopoulou ◽  
Konstantinos M. Nikolakopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Screening Test ◽  
Pap Smear ◽  
Pap Test ◽  
Short Report ◽  
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract Cervical cancer is a major cause of death in the developing world. The Papanicolaou (Pap) smear is a screening test that detects abnormal cells before they advance to cancer. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of cervical cancer screening among Greek students. A sample of 472 female students participated in the present study. Interviews were performed using a structured questionnaire. Of the participants, 94.07% were aware of the Pap test and 67.34% reported that the Pap test should be done yearly. The majority of them were informed about cervical cancer screening test by their parents. Of the participants, 44.82% had received Pap testing at least once in their life, whereas 36.2% had a Pap test yearly. The reported mean time of the respondents’ first Pap test was 13.3±10.6 months after their first sexual intercourse. The reasons given by the participants for being noncompliant were lack of appreciation of the importance of the screening, embarrassment, fear, and high cost. Of the participants, 9.23% declared that those who had been administered the human papillomavirus vaccine do not need a Pap test. The results highlight the need for additional education and health promotion regarding cervical cancer screening.

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