Women’s Knowledge of Pap Smears, Risk Factors for Cervical Cancer, and Cervical Cancer

2001 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacquelyn Reid
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Pap Smears ◽  
Women's Knowledge ◽  
Women’S Knowledge

scholarly journals Women's knowledge about risk factors, prevention and diagnostics of cervical precancerous changes at colposcopy clinic in Latvia

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 3091
Author(s):  
Anita Ungure ◽  
Jana Žodžika ◽  
Nellija Lietuviete ◽  
Dace Rezeberga ◽  
Ilva Šenfelde
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Diagnostic Methods ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Common Information ◽  
Women's Knowledge ◽  
Women’S Knowledge ◽  
Colposcopy Clinic

Background: The incidence of cervical cancer in Latvia is one of the highest among European countries. An organized cervical cancer screening program in Latvia was introduced in 2009. Women’s knowledge and attitude regarding cervical cancer is the key component for successful prevention of this disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate women’s knowledge about the risk factors, prevention and diagnostic methods of precancerous and invasive disease of the uterine cervix in the main colposcopy clinic in Latvia and to compare women's knowledge before and after their first colposcopy visit.Methods: This was a cross sectional study where 100 women were included while attending their first colposcopy visit at Colposcopy Clinic of Riga East Clinical University Hospital. Study was performed in the period September 2017 to November 2017. Exclusion criteria were colposcopy follow-up examination and pregnancy. The most common reason for a planned colposcopy was suspected precancerous changes during cytology testing.Results: The most common information resources regarding reproductive health were gynaecologist (79%) and mass media (51%). Women knowledge about the risk factors of cervical precancerous changes were as follows: 30% marked smoking and 26% - early onset of the first sexual intercourse. 31% of women knew that vaccination against HPV is an effective prevention. 53% of women considered cervical cytology and 52% - colposcopy as a diagnostic method for precancerous changes. Higher number of women evaluated their general knowledge as sufficient after the visit (10% vs. 30%, p<0.05), but only smoking as a risk factor was recognized significantly more often (30% vs. 42%, p<0.05).Conclusions: Although current study presented specific population of women attending Colposcopy clinic because of suspected precancerous disease, less than a half of women knew risk factors, prevention and diagnostics of these changes. Overall women were satisfied with information they received during their first colposcopy visit, but afterward only knowledge about smoking as a possible risk factor improved significantly. It is important to improve women's knowledge about the meaning of prevention methods in order to increase the awareness of cervical cancer in Latvia.

scholarly journals Women’s knowledge and attitude towards cervical cancer preventive measures and associated factors In South Gondar Zone, Amhara Region, North Central Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yilkal Tafere ◽  
Tezera Jemere ◽  
Tsion Desalegn ◽  
Addisu Melak
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Prevention ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Cervical Cancer Prevention ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Women's Knowledge ◽  
Women’S Knowledge ◽  
South Gondar

Abstract Background Cervical cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among women in Ethiopia, often due to late disease diagnosis. Early prevention of cancer has been shown to be the most effective measure against the disease. Scientific evidences indicate that lack of awareness towards cervical cancer is a barrier to prevention strategies. Therefore, the aim of the current research was to assess women’s knowledge and attitudes towards cervical cancer preventions in South Gondar zone. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out in South Gondar zone, Ethiopia. The study sample comprised 844 women ≥ 18 years of age. Participants were selected using systematic sampling technique. Binary and multivariable logistic models were used to assess predictors of women’s knowledge and attitude towards cervical cancer. Results About 66 % of the women had heard about cervical cancer. Regarding the main source of information of respondents, 75.4 % were heard from health professionals. Sixty two point 4 % of women knew at least one preventive measure and 82.6 % of participants knew at least one symptom or sign. Among study participants, 25 and 64 % had good knowledge, and favorable attitude towards cervical cancer prevention measures, respectively. Being reside in rural (AOR = 0.21, 95 %CI; 0.18, 0.34), not attending formal education (AOR = 0.50, 95 % CI: 0.3, 0.75), low income (AOR = 0.57, 95 % CI: 0.43, 0.81) and having < 4 children ((AOR = 0.8, 95 % CI: 0.60–0.86) were negatively associated with knowledge toward cervical cancer prevention measures. Conclusions This study found the majority of the respondents had poor knowledge about cervical cancer prevention measures. The majority of the study participants had favorable attitudes regarding cervical cancer prevention. Living in rural areas, not attending formal education low income and having less than four children was negatively associated with respondents’ knowledge towards cervical cancer prevention measures. There is needed to scale up cervical cancer prevention measures and services .Further studies are needed using strong study design.

scholarly journals Women's knowledge of cervical cancer and uptake of Pap smear testing and the factors influencing it in a Nigerian tertiary hospital

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 105-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adeyemi A. Okunowo ◽  
Ebunoluwa S. Daramola ◽  
Adaiah P. Soibi-Harry ◽  
Francis C. Ezenwankwo ◽  
Jubril O. Kuku ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Pap Smear ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Women's Knowledge ◽  
Women’S Knowledge ◽  
Smear Testing

Women’s knowledge about risk factors of breast cancer in a Brazilian community

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 558-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ângela Gabrielly Quirino Freitas ◽  
Mathias Weller
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Women's Knowledge ◽  
Women’S Knowledge

scholarly journals Young Women’s Knowledge About Fertility and Their Fertility Health Risk Factors

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-162
Author(s):  
Qiyan Mu ◽  
Lisa Hanson ◽  
James Hoelzle ◽  
Richard J. Fehring
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Health Risk Factors ◽  
Women's Knowledge ◽  
Women’S Knowledge

scholarly journals Women’s Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior about Maternal Risk Factors in Pregnancy

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. e0145873 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Esposito ◽  
Rossella Ambrosio ◽  
Francesco Napolitano ◽  
Gabriella Di Giuseppe
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Maternal Risk Factors ◽  
Maternal Risk ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Women's Knowledge ◽  
Women’S Knowledge ◽  
In Pregnancy

Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Barriers regarding cervical cancer and its screening using Pap smear, in rural women of Ba, Lautoka and Nadi, Fiji.

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swaran Naidu ◽  
Gillian Heller ◽  
George Qalomaiwasa ◽  
Sheetal Naidu ◽  
Rajat Gyaneshwar
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Pap Smear ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Pap Test ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Pap Smears ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
Lack Of Knowledge

<p><strong>Background</strong>: Fiji has a high rate of cervical cancer, which is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in women in the country. Less than 10% of women are screened for cervical cancer in Fiji.In this paper we report the result of a study on Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Barriers (KAPB) to cervical cancer and its screening with Pap smears, conducted on 1505 rural women in Fiji.</p><p><strong>Objectives:</strong> To assess the knowledge, attitudes, practice and barriers to cervical cancer and it’s screening with Pap smears in rural women of Ba, Lautoka and Nadi, in Fiji.</p><p><strong>Methods</strong>: Structured questionnaires were administered to women presenting to a rural outreach Reproductive Health education and clinics, by trained health educators to ascertain their Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice and Barriers to cervical cancer and its screening with Pap smears.</p><p><strong>Results</strong>: Seventy two percent of rural women had no knowledge of cervical cancer and 80% had no knowledge of the risk factors of cervical cancer. Lack of knowledge was significantly different for age groups (p=0.006), education levels and employment status(p&lt;0.001) and ethnicity  (p=0.022). Those groups with lowest knowledge were teenagers (18 to 19 years); those with less education; and iTaukei respondents. Of the respondents who had at least some knowledge of the Pap smear, 75% had had a Pap test. Of those who had no knowledge of the Pap smear, only 45% had had the test (p&lt;0.001). Of those who did not have a Pap smear the commonest barrier was lack of knowledge at 46.3% and fear of procedure was 29.4%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion</strong>: More education is required to acquaint women in rural Fiji about cervical cancer, its associated risk factors as well as the benefits of cervical cancer screening programs and other prevention strategies. </p>

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