scholarly journals Knowledge of cervical cancer pathology of high school students in San Carlos, Costa Rica

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren M. Carlson Lauren M. Carlson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cancer Pathology ◽  
San Carlos

scholarly journals Analyzing Awareness on Risk Factors, Barriers and Prevention of Cervical Cancer among Pairs of Nepali High School Students and Their Mothers

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (22) ◽  
pp. 4382
Author(s):  
Kritika Poudel ◽  
Naomi Sumi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cancer Education ◽  
Screening Tests ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Screening Practice

Providing information on increased cancer risks associated with certain behaviors might encourage adolescents to initiate protective behaviors. This study firstly determined the knowledge of risk factors and prevention of cervical cancer. Secondly, it checked an association between mothers’ screening practice and student’s knowledge. A descriptive, cross sectional study was conducted among 253 pairs of high school students and their mothers. Knowledge on cervical cancer was significantly lower among students and mothers. While cancer screening tests, maintenance of hygiene were considered as major preventive measures for cervical cancer, human papilloma vaccine was the least considered preventive measure. Students who were female, attended discussions on cancer and had a healthy diet had better awareness of cancer. Mothers of female students had better knowledge about cervical cancer than mothers of male students. Less perceived susceptibility and lack of knowledge were major obstacles among mothers, limiting cervical cancer screening to 15%. Although association between knowledge of students and screening practice of mothers was not clear, it was observed that cancer communication increased awareness of cervical cancer in both groups. Our findings showed a strong need for school-based cancer education program to address the issues of human papillomavirus vaccinations, cervical cancer risk and screening.

scholarly journals Percepciones y creencias sobre el estudio de la Filosofía de los estudiantes de la Educación Diversificada en Costa Rica / Perceptions and beliefs on the philosophy curriculum among costa rican Senior High School students

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Álvaro Carvajal Villaplana
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Educational Personnel ◽  
Senior High School Students

<p>En 1998 se inicia el desarrollo de la investigación: "Situación de la enseñanza de la filosofía en la Educación Diversificada de Costa Rica", N° 743-99-298, en el Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas (INIF) de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR). El estudio se basó en una encuesta preparada para evaluar la enseñanza de la filosofía, a partir de la opinión y creencia de los estudiantes de la educación diversificada en Costa Rica que, en efecto, reciben filosofía. La encuesta evalúa cinco componentes: (a) Conocimiento del programa y objetivos del curso; (b) Percepción de la clase de filosofía; (c) Conocimiento de temas y autores; (d) Mediación pedagógica del personal docente y (e) Actitud hacia la filosofía. Para llevarla a cabo, esta encuesta se aplicó en el año 2002; se escogieron once regiones educativas del país y del total de regiones se entrevistaron a 543 estudiantes. En este trabajo se describen y analizan los principales resultados de esa encuesta.</p><p> </p><p>A research project on the teaching of philosophy in Costa Rica's senior high schools was began in 1998. It was registered at the Institute for Research in Philosophy, University of Costa Rica, as Project #743-99-298. The study is an evaluation of the teaching of philosophy, from the opinion and believes of the student in Costa Rica’s senior high schools. The survey evaluates five components:(a) Knowledge of the program and objectives of the course. (b) Perception of the philosophy classes. (c) Knowledge of topics and authors. (d) Pedagogic Mediation of the educational personnel and (e) Attitude toward the philosophy. The survey was applied in the year 2002. It is realized in eleven country’s educative regions. They interviewed to 543 students. In this paper the main results of the survey are described and analyzed.</p>

scholarly journals Targeting cervical cancer campaigns on teenage high schoolers in resource-limited economies: lessons from an intervention study of Nigerian senior secondary school girls

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 600-606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris O Ifediora ◽  
Emmanuel C Azuike
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cancer Education ◽  
Cancer Knowledge ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Chi Square Analysis ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Given the dearth of government-sponsored programmes, preventive lifestyles and practices are the realistic hopes for millions of women in developing countries against cervical cancer. Early interventions for teenage high school girls have been advocated recently, but evidence-base for sustainable activities at this demographic is lacking. This article reduces this gap by determining the impact of two cervical cancer education techniques. Method This is a 6-month interventional cohort study of 432 female high school students in South-eastern Nigeria. Results A total of 317 (73.4%) and 301 (69.7%) valid responses were received from the pre-intervention (16.8 ± 1.5 years) and post-intervention (17.2 ± 1.6 years) surveys, respectively. About 213 (70.8%) were fully engaged with the interventions. Logistic regression revealed that participants who were ‘engaged’ with the interventions, either through symposium attendance or by reading of the printed handouts, showed significant improvements across multiple cervical cancer parameters regarding knowledge on ‘pap smears’ (analysed with four items), ‘HPV vaccine’ (two items) and ‘risk factors’ (two items). Improvements in Knowledge of ‘early symptoms’ were not improved, with ‘post-coital bleeding’ [odds ratio (OR) = 0.95; P = 0.87] and ‘being asymptomatic’ (OR = 0.69; P = 0.32) remaining statistically similar between the engaged and the unengaged. If ‘engagement’ with either intervention was disregarded, a chi-square analysis identified no significant improvement in knowledge on any parameter. Conclusion Ensuring ‘engagement’ with intervention campaigns is vital to achieving effective and sustainable cervical cancer knowledge. Engagement may be achieved by repeating the education activities across all the years/classes that make up high school in each developing country, along with formal examinations at each level.

scholarly journals Perception of Primary Cervical Cancer Prevention in Adolescents in West Java

2019 ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Nessa Sontiva ◽  
Laili Rahayuwati ◽  
Mamat Lukman ◽  
Kusman Ibrahim ◽  
Ikeu Nurhidayah
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cancer Prevention ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Cancer Susceptibility ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cervical Cancer Prevention ◽  
Female Students ◽  
School Students

Cervical cancer is a disease that mostly affects women. The incidence of cervical cancer is quite high. Therefore, it is necessary to carry out cervical cancer prevention, especially primaryprevention. However, cervical cancer prevention behavior is still relatively low. One of the factors that influence is the perception of cervical cancer prevention. This study aimed to identify perceptions of primary cervical cancer prevention in female high school students. This study used descriptive quantitative methods. The sampling technique used stratified random sampling. The study was conducted on female students of SMAN Tanjungsari with a sample of 216 people. Data collection was obtained using a questionnaire with a Likert scale, consisting of perceptions of susceptibility, severity, benefits, and barriers. The instrument was affirmed valid with a range of 0.367 - 0.717 and the reliability value of the questionnaire was 0.811. The analysis was statistic descriptive. The results showed that most female students of SMAN Tanjungsari had negative perceptions of cervical cancer susceptibility (94.9%), positive perceptions of cervical cancer severity (94%), positive perceptions of primary cervical cancer prevention benefits (98.6%), and positive perceptions of primary cervical cancer prevention barriers (96.8%). This study concludes that most of the female students of SMA Tanjungsari have a positive perception of primary cervical cancer prevention. Based on these results, health services and educational institutions should be able to develop cervical cancer prevention programs which are accessible to all students so that it will be a supporting factor for high school female students in their efforts to prevent cervical cancer

scholarly journals Cervical Cancer Risk Factors among Female High School Students in Baguio city

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maqbool Dua’a J ◽  
George, Meryl P ◽  
Kenduiwa, Shannize C ◽  
Saley Rocelyn ◽  
Tactay, Carisse M ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High School ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cancer Risk Factors ◽  
Cervical Cancer Risk ◽  
Female High School

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitudes about Human Papillomavirus and its prevention in Italian students, 2018

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
F Romanese ◽  
L Brunelli ◽  
G Bravo ◽  
M Righini ◽  
L Lesa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
Hpv Vaccination ◽  
Vaccine Dose ◽  
School Type ◽  
School Students ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Academic School

Abstract Background Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infections show an estimated prevalence of 290 millions of cases worldwide, being the most common viral infection related to the reproductive tract and the main cause of cervical cancer. Being HPV vaccination currently recommended for both genders, we assessed knowledge and attitudes regarding HPV prevention among high school students in Udine, Northern Italy. Methods Between April and May 2018, a sexual and reproductive health anonymous questionnaire was proposed to first-year students in five academic, technical and vocational upper secondary schools of Udine. In particular, students were asked about HPV related diseases, whether they were vaccinated against HPV and how that decision was taken. Data were analyzed by school type and gender using Chi Square Test with α = 0.05. Results A total of 747 questionnaires were collected from 990 students; both genders had a mean age of 14.8±0.9 years, 59% of respondents were males. Technical high school students were 42% of the sample, while 30% came from vocational and 28% from academic high schools. Genital warts and cervical cancer were identified as HPV-related by 8% and 20% of students respectively, the latter more frequently in technical institutes (p = 0.0016) and in females (43% vs 13%, p &lt; 0.001). Almost 54% of students did not know if they were immunized against HPV; academic school students and females declared more frequently to have received at least one vaccine dose compared to others (p &lt; 0.001). Almost two thirds of respondents reported to have undergone vaccination due to a parental decision; parents discussed this choice more frequently with academic students (p = 0.0016) and females (22% vs 14%, p &lt; 0.001). Conclusions Girls and technical school students are more informed about HPV, while adherence to immunization schedules is higher in females and those attending academic school. Parents appear to create a supportive environment for females. Key messages The different level of knowledge by gender can be explained by past vaccination campaigns, mainly focused on girls, and by parental proactivity towards females. There is room for improvement in HPV-related knowledge and prevention among both adolescents in general and males in particular as they can play an important role to reduce the burden of HPV.

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