Cervical Cancer: Prevention and Early Detection

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa A. Kessler
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Cancer Prevention ◽  
Cervical Cancer Prevention ◽  
Prevention And Early Detection

scholarly journals Enhancing the Knowledge of Cervical Cancer Screening among Female Nursing Students: An Interventional Educational Program

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayam Fathey A. Eittah ◽  
Khalid Abdullah S. Aljohani ◽  
Mohammed Saeed E. Aljohani
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Cancer Prevention ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Pap Smear ◽  
Cervical Cancer Prevention ◽  
Study Results

Background: Cervical cancer is a growing health risk facing women worldwide with the human papillomavirus (HPV) as the primary underlying cause. Pap smear is a simple screening test that can detect early changes in cervical cells, which might develop into cancer cells. Raising awareness of cervical cancer prevention has a significant impact on decreasing the burden of the disease. The aim of the study is to assess female nursing students' knowledge on early detection and screening of cervical cancer, and to determine the effectiveness of an educational program. Methods: A quasi-experimental research design (one group for pre- and post-tests) was utilized with a convenience sample of 130 female nursing students in one of the nursing colleges in Saudi Arabia. The study’s educational intervention included information about anatomy of genital tract and the importance of regular check-ups. The pre- and post-tests were applied to identify changes after intervention measures. Results: The mean age of the participants were 21.32 years (SD: 1.34). The findings revealed a significant improvement of post-test students’ knowledge in all items related to risk factors, signs and symptoms, occurrence, identification of HPV as causative agent, vaccination against HPV, and finally Pap smear for early detection and screening of cervical cancer. Conclusion: The study results support implementing educational intervention to improve nursing students' knowledge and awareness about cervical cancer prevention. Furthermore, it is imperative that cervical cancer awareness education modules should be developed and integrated within the nursing curriculum. Further studies with large sample size are recommended to increase generalization of the results.  Key words: cervical cancer, education program, primary prevention, nursing students, Saudi Arabia

scholarly journals KARAKTERISTIK WANITA USIA SUBUR DENGAN TINDAKAN PENCEGAHAN KANKER SERVIKS

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Supatmi Supatmi
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Cancer Prevention ◽  
Pap Smear ◽  
Cervical Cancer Prevention ◽  
Pap Smears ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Childbearing Age ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level

AbstractBackground:  The awareness of Indonesian women to carry out early detection of cervical cancer on a regular basis have been still low. Cervical cancer can be prevented and cured by taking early detection measures because it has a long preinfassive phase. Cervical cancer prevention measures are influenced by several factors including age, education level, occupation and parity, Aims:   analyze the characteristics of women of childbearing age with cervical cancer prevention measures (HPV, IVA and Pap smear immunization) Methods: Quantitative analytic research design with cross sectional approach. The population was 193 women of fertile age in RW 9 Kelurahan Kapasan Surabaya with n Cluster Samples, the sample was 130 WUS. The research instrument used a characteristic questionnaire and cervical cancer prevention measures with a Dichotomy Question. The research variables were WUS cataristic and cervical cancer prevention behavior. Analysis with Chi-Square with a significance level of 0.05Results:  There was a relationship between age and HPV immunization (p = 0.066) and pap smear (p = 0.058), IVA action had not relationship (p = 0.770), education was related to HPV immunization (p = 0.346). IVA (0.005) was not related to pap smears = 0.603) Occupation was related to HPV immunization (p = 0.280), IVA (p = 0.000) and pap smears (p = 0.216), parity was related to HPV immunization (p = 0.003) ) and Pap smear (p = 0.117) meanwhile parity had not relationship with IVA (p = 0.839). Studying the characteristics of WUS is a first step to increase preventive efforts for cervical cancer both primary and secondary prevention   Keyword:  Characteristics of WUS, Prevention, Cervical Cancer

scholarly journals PENDIDIKAN KESEHATAN MELALUI MEDIA ONLINE TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN DAN PERILAKU PENCEGAHAN KANKER SERVIKS PADA WUS DI SIKKA

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-26
Author(s):  
Regina Ona Adesta ◽  
Emanuela Natalia Nua
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Cancer Prevention ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Cervical Cancer Prevention ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Public Health Center ◽  
And Behavior

Background: Reproductive health problems faced by women today are increasing infections in the reproductive organs, which in turn lead to cancer, one of that is cervical cancer. Lack of awareness to prevent cervical cancer is one of the problems that often occur in the health of Fertile Age Women. The effort that needs to be done to prevent cervical cancer is by providing health education through online media, to increase the knowledge and behavior of Fertile Age Women in preventing cervical cancer. The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of health education on early detection of cervical cancer through online media on the knowledge and behavior of Fertile Age Women in cervical cancer prevention in Nanga Public Health Center of Sikka Regency. Method of this research used a pre-experimental design with one group pre-test post-test design method, using a consecutive sampling technique, with as many as 199 respondents. The data collection tool used a questionnaire. Data were analyzed through the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test with SPSS for windows version 20. Results of this research indicated that there was a very significant effect on the provision of health education through online media on early detection of cervical cancer on knowledge and behavior of cervical cancer prevention of Fertile Age Women in Nanga Public Health Center of Sikka Regency with a p-value of 0.000 (p < 0.05). Providing health education on early detection of cervical cancer with online media can increase knowledge and behavior of cervical cancer prevention of Fertile Age Women. It is hoped that the public health center will provide health education with online media, to support the prevention of covid-19 transmission and to increase the knowledge and behavior of Fertile Age Women in cervical cancer prevention.

The Influence of Health Literacy on Knowledge of Cervical Cancer Prevention and Screening Practices among Female Undergraduates at a University in Southwest Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunday Joseph Ayamolowo ◽  
Lydia Feyisayo Akinrinde ◽  
Monisola Omoyeni Oginni ◽  
Love Bukola Ayamolowo
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cancer Prevention ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Cervical Cancer Prevention ◽  
Screening Practices ◽  
Cancer Prevention And Screening ◽  
Southwest Nigeria

The global incidence of cancer is rising, and low-income and lower-middle-income countries have the worst figures. However, knowledge of cervical cancer prevention and cervical cancer screening practices remains poor in these regions. This study assessed the concept of health literacy as a potential determinant of knowledge of cervical cancer prevention and screening practices among female undergraduates. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 385 female undergraduates at a university in southwest Nigeria. A validated questionnaire composed of subscales on nine components of health literacy, knowledge of cervical cancer prevention, and cervical cancer screening practices was used for data collection. The majority of the respondents obtained a high score on most of the components of health literacy and 66% had good knowledge of cervical cancer prevention. Only 11% demonstrated good practices of Pap smear testing. Of all the components of health literacy, “feeling understood and supported by healthcare providers” (OR = 0.075; 95% CI [0.036–0.115]; p = 0.015) and “understanding health information well enough to know what to do” (OR = 0.055; 95% CI [0.006–0.104]; p = 0.029) were significantly associated with knowledge of cervical cancer prevention. Out of the major challenges related to cervical cancer screening among undergraduates, the feeling of being at risk (OR = 4.71; p < 0.05) and uncomfortable experiences from past screening (OR = 0.12; p < 0.05) were significantly associated with going for cervical cancer screening. The study concluded that levels of health literacy influenced knowledge of cervical cancer prevention among female undergraduates, but it did not affect their engagement in cervical cancer screening practices.

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