scholarly journals Perceptions of Nigerian Women about Human Papilloma Virus, Cervical Cancer, and HPV Vaccine

Scientifica ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olusola Anuoluwapo Akanbi ◽  
Abiodun Iyanda ◽  
Folakemi Osundare ◽  
Oluyinka Oladele Opaleye
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Human Papilloma Virus ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Pap Smear ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
General Knowledge ◽  
Papilloma Virus ◽  
Nigerian Women ◽  
Pap Smear Test ◽  
Smear Test

Background. Cervical cancer caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) though preventable has claimed the lives of many women worldwide. This study was embarked upon to evaluate the general knowledge and perceptions of Nigerian women on HPV, cervical cancer, and HPV vaccine.Methods. Structured questionnaires were administered to a cross section of 737 women randomly selected from the general population in two southwestern States of Nigeria. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS computer software version 16. APvalue >0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results. One hundred and seventy-six (23.9%) of the respondents had knowledge of HPV; 474 (64.3%) are aware of cervical cancer but only 136 (18.5%) know that HPV causes cervical cancer. 200 (27.1%) are aware that there is an HPV vaccine while 300 (40.7%) had knowledge of Pap smear test. Two hundred and sixty (35.3%) of the respondents know that early detection of HPV can prevent cervical cancer and in spite of this, only 110 (14.9%) have taken the Pap smear test before while 151 (20.5%) are not willing to go for the test at all.Conclusions. There is therefore the need to create proper awareness on the HPV and its possible consequence of cervical carcinoma.

scholarly journals Awareness On Cervical Cancer and Utilization of Pap-Smear (Papanicolaou) Test Among Adult Women-A Hospital Based Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Pap Smear ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Pap Smear Test ◽  
Smear Test ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Cervical cancer, a major public health problem and stood in the 2nd position among other cancers in women and accounts more than 84% new cases worldwide and more than 85% death from middle and low income countries. It ranks as the 1st most frequent cancer among women of age 15 to 44 years in Nepal. Purpose: To assess the awareness of cervical cancer and screening test and its practice among women in Nepal. Method: A cross sectional study was conducted from June 2017 to August 2017 among 409 women at the Gynecology Out Patient Department (OPD) of Helping Hands Community Hospital, Kathmandu. Prior to data collection, necessary ethical approvals were taken from concern authorities and informed consents were taken from the participants. Data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire with a face-to-face interview. Data were analyzed and presented in the tabular form with the frequency and percentage. To see the significant differences between variables chi square test was used and p value of <0.05 was set as the level of significance. Knowledge related factors were obtained using a Likert scale. Results: The mean (standard deviation) age of the women was 33.52 (9.98) years. Among total respondents, 32.8% heard about cervical cancer and among them, only 13.4 % of them had knowledge of the causative agent the HPV and about 21.1% of them had an idea about the vaccine. Women who had heard about cervical cancer, only 13% had knowledge on the Pap smear test. Among the women who have heard about cervical cancer, only 23.9% of them had experienced on the Pap smear test. Among the women who had knowledge of cervical cancer (134), only 9.7% (13) of them had heard about the HPV vaccine. This study showed that heard about cervical cancer, knowledge on Pap smear test and knowledge of the HPV vaccine are significant difference with the education level of the respondents (p <0.01). Conclusion: Enrollment of women in academic education and adequate information through different media targeting eligible women is needed to raise awareness to change their behaviors to utilize the screening facility.

Women's Knowledge of Pap Smear Test and Human Papillomavirus: Acceptance of HPV Vaccination to Themselves and Their Daughters in an Islamic Society

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1058-1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erdin Ilter ◽  
Aygen Celik ◽  
Berna Haliloglu ◽  
Elif Unlugedik ◽  
Ahmet Midi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Pap Smear ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Cervix Uteri ◽  
Pap Smear Test ◽  
Smear Test

Objective:Cancer of cervix uteri is the second most common cancer among women, and it has been shown to be caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in more than 99% of cases. We surveyed Muslim Turkish women, who mostly accept talking about sex as a taboo, to examine their knowledge about Papanicolaou (Pap) smear test, HPV, HPV vaccine, and their attitude toward vaccination to themselves and their daughters.Methods:We surveyed 525 women aged between 19 and 53 years to examine their knowledge about cervical cancer screening Pap smear test, HPV, HPV vaccine, and their attitude toward vaccination to themselves and their daughters with a questionnaire that is consisted of 5 parts with a total of 31 items.Results:The knowledge of cervical screening was high (70%), and 51% of the subjects were at least once had a Pap smear test, but most respondents (56%) had never heard of HPV. For most women, recommendations from health workers (67%) were the major influences in deciding to get vaccinated.Conclusions:The importance of successful introduction on the vaccine by the drug providers and health care professionals in Turkey was shown in this present study with a high rate of awareness of cervical cancer vaccine. "Early-age vaccination knowledge" before any sexual contact is probably due to the correct education of mothers by health care professionals. The professionals should be educated and trained about HPV, vaccination, and its relation with cervical cancer to increase the knowledge about it.

scholarly journals Awareness, knowledge, attitude and practices regarding human papilloma virus among female students at the University of Namibia

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Justus Amukugo ◽  
Blessing Rufaro Rungayi ◽  
Abel Karera
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Human Papilloma Virus ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Pap Smear ◽  
Hpv Infection ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Papilloma Virus ◽  
Skin Contact ◽  
The University

Purpose: The high prevalence of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection and its association with cervical cancer (as one of the leading causes of death in Namibia) makes it important to determine the level of understanding as well as beliefs of the public regarding HPV, especially that of young university female students. The purpose of the study was to determine awareness, knowledge, attitude and practices regarding HPV, among female students at the University of Namibia.Methods: A quantitative cross sectional research design was adopted using a convenient sample of 126 female students from the 534 females at the health sciences faculty, University of Namibia, Main Campus. Data was collected using a modified, adopted self-administered questionnaire and analysed using Microsoft Excel 2013.Results: The majority of participants were below 25 years (79.1%), single (91.7%) and nursing students (93.3%). HPV awareness was generally high with the majority aware of HPV infection (71%), cervical cancer (94.2%), genital warts (90%) and HPV vaccine (54.2%). Only 40% knew that HPV could be transmitted through skin to skin contact and only 9.2% knew that HPV was not associated with herpes. Attitude towards HPV was positive, 55% believed they were at risk of HPV and 82% were willing to receive the HPV vaccine. Practices regarding HPV were poor, 68% were sexually active, 40% reported using condoms sometimes, 7% never used condoms at all and 75% had never had a Pap smear test done.Conclusions: Level of awareness and knowledge of HPV, its related diseases and vaccines was moderate to high, attitude was generally positive whilst practice was poor among female students at the health sciences faculty, University of Namibia. Students need to be encouraged to engage in safe sexual practice to prevent and reduce risk of HPV infection.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and behaviors of the mothers of 10-15 year old daughters regarding cervical cancer and HPV vaccine 10-15 yaş arası kız çocuğu olan annelerin rahim ağzı kanseri ve HPV aşısı konusunda bilgi, tutum ve davranışları

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 1072 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meltem Kürtüncü ◽  
Nurten Arslan ◽  
Işın Alkan ◽  
Özgür Bahadır
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Pap Smear ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
English Summary ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Pap Smear Test ◽  
Smear Test ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Behaviors

This study was performed to determine the knowledge, attitude and behaviors of the mothers of 10-15 year old daughters regarding cervical cancer and HPV vaccination. This was a descriptive and sectional study. 100 mothers among the ones who admitted to the polyclinic to a university hospital who approved to participate in the study were included in the study. Data collection form was prepared by the researcher and collected by face-to-face interview technique. Chi-Square test was used in statistical analyse. It was observed that 47% of the mothers have not heard about HPV but about 67% of mothers HPV vaccination. It was seen that 91% have known that HPV caused cervical cancer and 88% of the mothers have heard pap smear test, but 56% have not undergone the test. 88% of the mothers have heard pap smear test, but 56% have not undergone the test. 15% of the mothers wanted to be informed about the reliability, 9% of side effects, 14% protection level and 12% of protection duration of the vaccine. When education status of the mothers and whether they give information to their children about health issues were examined, it was increased about hearing HPV vaccine and there was a signifant difference about giving knowledge rate their children. And also, there was a significant difference about giving knowledge, especially general health status, and knowledge level of mothers who were working. In conclusion, it should be provided to plan and disseminate education programs for the mothers about cervical cancer, HPV and HPV vaccine. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.  ÖzetAraştırma 10-15 yaş arası kız çocuğu olan annelerin rahim ağzı kanseri ve HPV aşısı hakkında bilgi, tutum, davranışlarını belirlemek amacıyla yapıldı. Araştırma tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tiptedir. Araştırmaya bir üniversite hastanesinin polikliniğine başvuran ve 10-15 yaş arası kız çocuğu olan 100 anne alındı.  Veriler araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan katılımcı bilgi formuyla yüz yüze görüşme yöntemiyle toplandı. İstatiksel analizde ki-kare testi kullanıldı. Annelerin %47’sinin HPV enfeksiyonunu daha önce duymadığı ancak %67’sinin HPV aşısını daha önce duyduğu görüldü. Annelerin %91’inin HPV’ nin rahim ağzı kanserine neden olduğunu bildiği görülürken, %88’inin rahim ağzı kanserini ve papsmear testini duyduğu, ancak %56’sının pap smear testini yaptırmadığı belirlendi. Annelerin %15’i aşının güvenilirliği, %9’u yan etkileri, %14’ü koruyuculuk düzeyi, %12’si koruma süresi hakkında bilgilendirilmek istediğini ifade etti. Annelerin eğitim durumlarına göre çocuklarına sağlık konusunda bilgi verip vermediklerine bakıldığında annelerin eğitim seviyesi arttıkça HPV aşısını duyma oranlarının artışı ve çocuklarını bilgilendirme oranları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark saptanmıştır. Çalışan annelerin özellikle genel sağlık ile ilgili konularda bilgi verme ve HPV ile ilgili bilgi durumları arasında da anlamlı fark bulunmuştur. Sonuç olarak, annelere rahim ağzı kanseri, HPV ve HPV aşısı ile ilgili eğitim programlarının planlanması ve bilgi durumlarının artması için de yaygınlaştırılması önerilmektedir.

scholarly journals Factors associated with the intention to undergo Pap smear testing in the rural areas of Indonesia: a health belief model

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumarmi Sumarmi ◽  
Yu-Yun Hsu ◽  
Ya-Min Cheng ◽  
Shu-Hsin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Pap Smear ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Pap Smear Test ◽  
Smear Test ◽  
Smear Testing

Abstract Purposes This study aimed to understand the influence of health beliefs, demographic factors, and health characteristics on the intention to undergo Pap smear testing among women in rural areas of Indonesia. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted and 687 married women participated in the study. A convenience sampling was applied to recruit the participants from community health centres in a rural region in Indonesia. Self-reported data using the Health Beliefs Model Scale for Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test was collected to assess the health beliefs. Independent t-tests, simple logistic regressions, and a hierarchical logistic regression with 3 steps were run. Statistical significance for analysis was set at p < 0.05. Results The mean age of the participants was 42 years (SD = 8.4). Among the participants, 81% of the women had never undergone a Pap smear test, and 61% (n = 422) of the women reported a high intention of receiving a Pap smear test. Income and education Health beliefs regarding Pap smear testing were different between women who had low and high intentions to undergo Pap smear testing. Health beliefs, such as perceived benefits, severity, barriers to Pap smear testing, and health motivation for a Pap smear test were associated with the intention to undergo Pap smear testing among rural Indonesian women. Overall, the hierarchical multiple regression with 3 steps containing demographic, health characteristics, and health belief variables accounted for 31% variance of the intention to undergo Pap smear test among the Indonesian rural women. Conclusions Low screening rates of cervical cancer and high intentions to do the screening exist among rural Indonesian women. Health beliefs significantly affect the rural women’s intention of Pap smear testing in Indonesia.

The Pap smear test value in dysplasia and cervical cancer diagnosis

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (69) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Gheorghe Cruciat ◽  
Iulia Popa ◽  
Suzana Mariam Chaikh-Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Diagnosis ◽  
Pap Smear ◽  
Pap Smear Test ◽  
Smear Test

scholarly journals Migrating techniques, multiplying diagnoses: the contribution of Argentina and Brazil to early 'detection policy' in cervical cancer

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 33-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolanda Eraso
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Cancer Diagnosis ◽  
Pap Smear ◽  
Diagnostic Techniques ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
South American ◽  
Pap Smear Test ◽  
Smear Test ◽  
Medical Centers

This article on the early detection of cervical cancer focuses on the development of two leading diagnostic techniques - colposcopy and the Pap smear test - and their histories in Argentina and Brazil. It explores how diagnostic tools were transferred between Europe and the Americas, while examining the intersection of cultural and medical aspects and the processes of adaptation and resignification in the receiving countries. Colposcopy received little attention in the main Western medical centers until South American countries reasserted its significance in the 1950s. 'Peripheral' centers played a central role in early detection policies and the combined uses of these methods gave rise to a new stage of 'cumulative confidence' in cervical cancer diagnosis and screening.

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