Beliefs, Perceptions and Barriers related to Cancer among Gynecologic Cervical Cancer (CaCx) Patients in Uttar Pradesh, India

Author(s):  
Manjulika Gautam ◽  
Udai Pratap Singh ◽  
Rohini Khurana

The present paper is based upon the case studies which explore the psycho-social characteristics of Cervical Cancer (CaCx) patients being treated at RMLIMS, Lucknow. The beliefs and perceptions of the patients regarding causes, symptoms, treatment and its outcome, transmission, other’s perception, and recurrence have been analysed. The terms being used by the patients to refer to their disease, the symptoms they have experienced and the mechanism of disease manifestation according to them have also been presented. The demographic data of the patients (n=25) has been analysed and the relationship between age group, annual family income and education level of the patients and the beliefs has been studied. The correlation coefficient (r) and p-values thereof indicate that there is no significant relationship between the age group, annual family income and education of the patients with the beliefs they have. it can be concluded that there are certain other factors that influence the belief system of the Cervical Cancer (CaCx) patients.

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Julinda Malehere ◽  
Ni Ketut Alit Armini ◽  
Elida Ulfiana

Introduction: Cervical cancer is the third cancer cause and the fourth leading cause of death for all types of cancer in women worldwide. Cervical cancer can be prevented and cured by early detection because it has a long preinvasive phase. The purpose of this study was to describe the prevention behavior of cervical cancer in woman couple of reproductive ages in Rewarangga Community Health Center.Methods: This research method was a descriptive study involving 196 respondents, taken by cluster random sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire about respondent characteristics and prevention behavior of cervical cancer.Results: Most of the respondents aged between 36-45 years were 109 people (55.6%), seen from the education level almost half had elementary school education as many as 92 people (46.9%), in terms of employment almost half of the respondents did not work as many as 91 people (46.4%), and in terms of family income almost all of them have family income below the UMR <Rp 1,000,000 as many as 174 people (88.8%), the majority of respondents had a behavior of prevention of positive cervical cancer by 143 people (72.9%).Conclusion: The results showed a description of the prevention behavior of cervical cancer in women couple of reproductive ages based on demographic data of age, education, occupation, family income in obtaining the majority of positive cervical cancer prevention behaviors in the form of non-smoking behavior, not having free sex, consuming vegetables and fruit and not using KB long pill, but the behavior of cervical cancer screening with IVA method almost all respondents have never done it. It is expected that the efforts of health workers in providing education related to cervical cancer screening using the IVA method as an effort to prevent cervical cancer.


2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Danielle Araújo Albuquerque ◽  
Ednaldo Cavalcante de Araújo ◽  
Ana Catarina Torres de Lacerda

ABSTRACTDescriptive exploratory study, from quantitative approach, aiming at investigating factors that affecting on the behavior of adolescents during childbirth. It was conducted at maternity reference in gestation high risk at Recife - Pernambuco (PE), Brazil, whose sample from 41 adolescents in labor answered a questionnaire, implemented from January to March 2007. The data were grouped into tables and pictures, analyzed and discussed according to literature. Among the main results, it was revealed that 48,8% of adolescents in childbirth were in the age group from 16 to 17 years; 56,1% were from Recife; 56,1% were with the fundamental teaching incomplete; 53,0% had partners/husbands; 65,9% without the family support; 58,5% had family income from one to two minimum salaries; 88,0% were the first pregnancy, 58,5% with presence of obstetric events, 93,0% no cases of abortions and 58,5% with unwanted pregnancy; 97,6% participated in the pre-natal, however, 61,0% were not informed about the labor. Given these results, the following conclusions were made: that the socio-demographic data and the first pregnancy may have implication with the timing of the childbirth; the gestation desire, the partner participation and family support contributed in a positive or negative way during the gestation cycle and childbirth, the problems prevalent was the preeclampsis; is in the prenatal that pregnant should be prepared for pregnancy and labor, childbirth, know where the major changes occurring in their bodies and the strategies used in development of childbirth, also. But mostly, the teenagers were not informed by health professionals, as one of the main contributing factors that affecting during childbirth. Descriptors: adolescent; childbirth; factors; knowledge.RESUMOTrata-se de um estudo descritivo exploratório, de natureza quantitativa, que objetivou avaliar os fatores que influenciam no comportamento das adolescentes durante a parturição. Realizou-se em uma maternidade de referência em gestação de alto risco em Recife - Pernambuco (PE), Brasil, com 41 parturientes adolescentes, que responderam um questionário auto-aplicável, entre maio e julho de 2007. Os dados foram agrupados em tabelas e figuras, analisados e discutidos de acordo com a literatura. Dentre os principais resultados, evidenciou-se que 48,8% das parturientes adolescentes estavam na faixa etária entre os 16 aos 17 anos; 56,1% eram provenientes do Recife; 56,1% estavam com o ensino fundamental incompleto; 53,0% tinham parceiros/maridos; 65,9% sem o apoio familiar; 58,5% tinham a renda familiar de um a dois salários mínimos; 88,0% eram primigestas, 58,5% com presença de intercorrências obstétricas, 93,0% sem casos de abortamentos e 58,5% com gestação indesejada; 97,6% participaram do pré-natal, entretanto, 61,0% não foram informadas sobre o trabalho de parto. Diante desses resultados, considerou-se que os dados sócio-demográficos e a primigestação podem ter relação direta com o momento do trabalho de parto; o desejo da gestação, a participação do parceiro e o apoio familiar contribuíram de maneira positiva ou negativa durante o ciclo gestatório e o trabalho de parto; a intercorrência prevalente foi a pré-eclâmpsia; é no pré-natal que a gestante deve ser preparada para a gestação e o trabalho de parto, onde conhecem as principais modificações que ocorrem em seu corpo e as estratégias utilizadas na evolução do trabalho de parto, inclusive. No entanto, em sua maioria, as adolescentes não foram informadas pelos profissionais da saúde, contribuindo como um dos principais fatores que influenciam durante a parturição. Descritores: adolescente; parturição; fatores; conhecimento.RESUMENEstudio descriptivo exploratório, de enfoque cuantitativo, con el fin de evaluar los factores que influyen sobre el comportamiento de las adolescentes durante el parto. El mismo se realizó en una maternidad de referencia en la gestación de alto riesgo en Recife - Pernambuco (PE), el Brasil, cuya muestra de 41 adolescentes parturientas, respondieron a un cuestionario autoplicado, entre enero y marzo de 2007. Los datos se agruparon en cuadros y figuras, analizados y discutidos de acuerdo a la literatura. Entre los principales resultados, se revelaron que el 48,8% de las adolescentes estaban en el grupo de edad de 16 a 17 años; el 56,1% tenían enseñanza fundamental (primaria) incompleta; 56,1% eran de Recife; 53,0% tenía pareja/marido; 65,9% no tenía el apoyo de la família; 58,5% tenía ingresos econômicos en la familia de uno a dos salarios mínimos; 88% eran primigesta; el 58,5% con la presencia de eventos obstétricos; 93,0% sin abortos y el 58,5% eran embarazos no deseados; 97,6% participó en la atención prenatal, sin embargo, 61,0% no fueron informadas sobre el parto. De acuerdo a estos resultados, se se considera que los datos sociodemográficos y el primer embarazo pueden tener relación directa con elmomento del trabajo de parto; el deseo de gestación, la participación de la pareja y el apoyo de la familia contribuirían de manera positiva o negativa en el ciclo de gestación y el parto; el problema prevalente fue de preeclampsia; en el prenatal es que la embarazada debe ser preparada para el embarazo y el parto, donde conocem lãs principales modificaciones que se producen en su cuerpo, inclusive las estrategias utilizadas en el desarrollo del parto. Por lo tanto, las adolescentes no fueron informadas por los profesionales de la salud, contribuyendo con uno de los principales factores que influyen durante el parto. Descriptores: adolescente; parto; factores; conocimiento. 


Author(s):  
Vikas Fotedar ◽  
Shailee Fotedar ◽  
Purnima Thakur ◽  
Mukesh Sharma ◽  
Aman Sharma

Background: Cervical cancer, although largely preventable, remains the most common cause of cancer mortality among women in low-resource countries. Aim of this study was to assess knowledge and awareness of cervical cancer prevention among health workers in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among multipurpose health care workers (both males and females) in Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. A self-administered close ended questionnaire was used. The questionnaire, consisted of two parts. The first part comprised of questions relating to demographic data and the second part had questions on knowledge about cervical cancers. The data was analyzed using the statistical analysis program SPSS version 16.0.  Tests used were Chi square, t test and ANOVA. A p-values <0.05 were considered  statistically significant.Results: Out of 122 subjects, there were 45 (36.9%) males and 77 (63.1%) females. The mean knowledge percent of the population was 55.9+16.4. Among the age groups it was highest for the age group of 21-30 years (62.5+23.6) and lowest for the age group of 51-60 years (53.6+16.4). Knowledge about risk factors was correctly reported by 44.3% of population. Who should be screened for cervical cancers was reported correctly by 29.5% and at what interval screening should be done was reported by 14.8%.Conclusions: Half of the population had moderate overall knowledge about cervical cancers, but the knowledge about risk factors and screening eligibility and screening interval was inadequate. So, education programs should be arranged for the health workers in order to prevent cervical cancers.


Author(s):  
Kun Lee ◽  
Jingyi Si ◽  
Ricai Han ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Bingbing Tan ◽  
...  

There are more supports for the view that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection might be an etiological factor in the development of cervical cancer when the association of persistent condylomata is considered. Biopsies from 318 cases with squamous cell carcinoma of uterine cervix, 48 with cervical and vulvar condylomata, 14 with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), 34 with chronic cervicitis and 24 normal cervical epithelium were collected from 5 geographic regions of China with different cervical cancer mortalities. All specimens were prepared for Dot blot, Southern blot and in situ DNA-DNA hybridizations by using HPV-11, 16, 18 DNA labelled with 32P and 3H as probes to detect viral homologous sequences in samples. Among them, 32 cases with cervical cancer, 27 with condyloma and 10 normal cervical epitheliums were randomly chosen for comparative EM observation. The results showed that: 1), 192 out of 318 (60.4%) cases of cervical cancer were positive for HPV-16 DNA probe (Table I)


2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-398
Author(s):  
Ruchi Singh

Rural economies in developing countries are often characterized by credit constraints. Although few attempts have been made to understand the trends and patterns of male out-migration from Uttar Pradesh (UP), there is dearth of literature on the linkage between credit accessibility and male migration in rural Uttar Pradesh. The present study tries to fill this gap. The objective of this study is to assess the role of credit accessibility in determining rural male migration. A primary survey of 370 households was conducted in six villages of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh. Simple statistical tools and a binary logistic regression model were used for analyzing the data. The result of the empirical analysis shows that various sources of credit and accessibility to them play a very important role in male migration in rural Uttar Pradesh. The study also found that the relationship between credit constraints and migration varies across various social groups in UP.


2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
Purvi Nishad ◽  
Anjali Mathur ◽  
Anshu ◽  
Nisha Chacko

The present study was to assess the impact of modernization among the college students across gender, socio cultural settings and socio economic groups among adolescent boys and girls in the age group of 17 to 21 year.


EMPIRISMA ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Arif Dan Yuli Darwati

This paper will try to explain the relationship between religion and culture. These two topics are the most important items that are inseparable in the history of human civilization from the classical to the modern period. Religion is ahuman belief system that is related to God. If the rule comes from God, then it cannot be said to be a culture, because it is not human creation, but God’s creation that is absolute. Religion is interpreted as part of the life (culture) ofindividuals or groups, each of which has the authority to understand religion and apply it. With the characteristics as indicated by Fazlur Rahman, wherever religion is located, it is hoped that it can provide guidance on values or moralsfor all activities of human life, whether social, cultural, economic or political. Not infrequently also religion becomes a determining factor in the adhesive process of social cultural interaction of the community as well as unifying thenation. Culture and religion are something different but can influence each other so that new cultures or mixing of cultures emerge. The opinion of Endang Saifudin Anshari who said in his writing that religion and culture do notinclude each other, in principle one is not part of the other and each consists of itself. Between them, of course, they are closely related like us, we see in everyday life and human life. As also seen in the close relationship between husband and wife who can give birth to a son but the husband is not part of the wife, and vice versa. Religion and culture are two different things but cannot be separated. The existence of a religion will be greatly influenced and affect thepractice of a religion in question. And conversely, a culture will be greatly influenced by the beliefs of the society in which culture develops. Therefore religion is not only an individual problem but religion is also a social affair whichultimately religious people are not only able to give birth to individual piety but also must be able to give birth to social piety.Key words: Interaction, Religion, Culture,


2011 ◽  
pp. 108-115
Author(s):  
Vu Quoc Huy Nguyen

Persistent infection with high-risk Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) has been identified as the causal factor of cervical cancer, with relative risk up to 300-400 folds. This very close relationship leads to the preventive strategy of vaccination against HPV infections and HPV-related lesions. The article describes molecular and immunologic characteristics of HPV, currently available HPV vaccines and its protective effects; the relationship between HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening, and an introduction to therapeutic HPV vaccine trials.


2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Shukla ◽  
K. Batra ◽  
R. Sekhon ◽  
S. Giri ◽  
S. Rawal

Objectives: (a) To understand the profile of cervical cancer patients attending our hospital from January 2011 till January 2015. (b) To audit the type of care given to the patients with respect to their stage at presentation. (c) To compare the outcomes of open v/s robotic radical hysterectomy done for cervical cancer. Methods: We prospectively analyzed all cases of cervical cancer from January 2011 to January 2015 presenting at our institute. Data was retrieved from patient’s records and institute’s tumor registry. We compared all patients undergoing open v/s robotic RH. All the data were analysed using SPSS version 21. Results: A total of 562 patients were treated for cervical cancer during the time period between 2011-2015. Of these there were 316 (56%) cases taken up for surgery-212 robotic RH, 104 open radical hysterectomy and rest 246 (44%) patients received definitive CCRT. Most common age group was 40-54 yrs. IB1 stage was most common presenting stage. SCC was most common histology (75%). Immediate post op complication and oncological safety in terms of local recurrence was same in both groups. However length of stay and post operative blood requirement was significantly lower in robotic RH group. 45% of all patients who underwent surgery did not require adjuvant therapy in post op period while 35% patient required post op RT and 20% CCRT. 2.2% patient had local recurrence and most of the patients were in stage IIA1 at presentation. Conclusion: Cervical cancer is the most common gynecological cancer in our hospital registry. Mostly women were in the age group of 40-54 years. Most common stage at presentation was 1B and the histology being SCC. Not many differences seen in open v/s robotic techniques of radical hysterectomy except for shorter hospital stay and less need of blood transfusion in the robotic group. Local recurrence rates are comparable in both open and robotic groups.


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