Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Workers Toward Cervical Cancer Screening

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 272-280
Author(s):  
maryam baradaran binazir ◽  
Leila Ghotasloo ◽  
Fariba Heidari
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals Study on cervical cancer screening amongst nurses

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Astha Srivastava ◽  
Bindiya Gupta ◽  
Vikas Lakha ◽  
Shilpa Singh
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Pap Smear ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Incidence And Mortality ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Objective: To study the knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses at tertiary centre regarding cervical cancer screening. Material and Methods: Validated questionnaire was circulated amongst staff nurses at tertiary care centre after taking informed consent. Results and Discussion: Cancer of cervix is the most common genital tract malignancy in female and it is ranked second to breast cancer. It has a positive association with HPV infection. Cervical cancer incidence and mortality have declined substantially following introduction of screening programmes. This present study investigated the knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses at GTB Hospital towards cervical cancer risk factors, sign & symptoms and screening as they are important health professionals. In our study, the results showed that 99% of respondents were aware of Pap smear as screening programme and about 60-70% were aware of HPV as positive organism, but most of them never had a Pap smear done before. Majority of them did not know VIA, VILI and colposcopy as screening techniques. Conclusion: It may thus be recommended that institutions should periodically organize seminars and training for health personnel especially the nurses which form a group of professionals that should give health education to women about cervical cancer.

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of cervical cancer screening among Greek students: a short report

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 329-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giannoula D. Bakogianni ◽  
Spiridoula C. Goutsou ◽  
Maria V. Liti ◽  
Sophia I. Rizopoulou ◽  
Konstantinos M. Nikolakopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Screening Test ◽  
Pap Smear ◽  
Pap Test ◽  
Short Report ◽  
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract Cervical cancer is a major cause of death in the developing world. The Papanicolaou (Pap) smear is a screening test that detects abnormal cells before they advance to cancer. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of cervical cancer screening among Greek students. A sample of 472 female students participated in the present study. Interviews were performed using a structured questionnaire. Of the participants, 94.07% were aware of the Pap test and 67.34% reported that the Pap test should be done yearly. The majority of them were informed about cervical cancer screening test by their parents. Of the participants, 44.82% had received Pap testing at least once in their life, whereas 36.2% had a Pap test yearly. The reported mean time of the respondents’ first Pap test was 13.3±10.6 months after their first sexual intercourse. The reasons given by the participants for being noncompliant were lack of appreciation of the importance of the screening, embarrassment, fear, and high cost. Of the participants, 9.23% declared that those who had been administered the human papillomavirus vaccine do not need a Pap test. The results highlight the need for additional education and health promotion regarding cervical cancer screening.

scholarly journals Cervical cancer screening in rural Ethiopia: a cross- sectional knowledge, attitude and practice study

BMC Cancer ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Friederike Ruddies ◽  
Muluken Gizaw ◽  
Brhanu Teka ◽  
Sarah Thies ◽  
Andreas Wienke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rural Ethiopia ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Practice Study ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals Cervical Cancer Screening amongst Female Nursing Students in a Tertiary Institution, in South South Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Regina Etita Ella ◽  
Emon Duke ◽  
Ekpoawan Esienumoh ◽  
Victoria Nyah ◽  
Victoria Kalu Uka
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Female Undergraduate ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

INTRODUCTION: Developing countries have more challenges of cervical cancer among young women of reproductive age group. Good knowledge and practices of cervical cancer screening (CCS) among nursing students who graduate to become professional nurses can reduce the escalating incidence and high mortality among Nigerian women. METHODS: The study examined knowledge, attitude and practice of cervical cancer screening among female undergraduate nursing students in Department of Nursing Science, University of Calabar, Nigeria. Using simple random sampling technique a sample size of 212 nursing students was selected. Data was collected through a researchers developed and validated questionnaire titled Undergraduate nursing students knowledge attitude and practice of cervical cancer screening questionnaire (UNSKAPCCSQ). Simple frequencies and percentages were used to analyze data. RESULTS: Undergraduate nursing students had good knowledge (93.3%) of cervical cancer screening. The students exhibited poor attitude towards cervical cancer screening as only (26.7%) displayed positive attitude, while majority (73.3%) did not find it necessary to screen. Only (5%) had been screened for cervical cancer while (95%) did not undergo any screening test. CONCLUSION: Female undergraduate nursing students’ good Knowledge of cervical cancer screening did not translate to positive attitude and practice. Cervical cancer screening education should be intensified for nursing students. CCS should be a mandatory exercise for all newly admitted female undergraduate in the university. Nursing students should be made to participate actively in raising awareness on cervical cancer screening and management.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice of cervical cancer screening among women infected with HIV in Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. e0249960
Author(s):  
Agajie Likie Bogale ◽  
Tilahun Teklehaymanot ◽  
Jemal Haidar Ali ◽  
Getnet Mitike Kassie
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
African Women ◽  
Female Population ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background To establish successful strategies and increasing the utilization of preventive services, there is a need to explore the extent to which the general female population is aware and use the service for cervical cancer-screening among women infected with HIV in Africa. Available evidences in this regard are controversial and non-conclusive on this potential issue and therefore, we estimated the pooled effect of the proportion of knowledge, attitude and practice of HIV infected African women towards cervical cancer screening to generate evidence for improved prevention strategies. Methods We applied a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies conducted in Africa and reported the proportion of knowledge, attitude and practice towards cervical cancer screening. We searched electronic databases: PubMed/Medline, SCOPUS, ScienceDirect, Web of science, Cumulative Index of Nursing and allied Health Sciences (CINAHL) and Google scholar databases to retrieve papers published in English language till August 2020. We used random-effects model to estimate the pooled effect, and funnel plot to assess publication bias. The registration number of this review study protocol is CRD42020210879. Results In this review, we included eight published papers comprising 2,186 participants. The estimated pooled proportion of knowledge of the participants was 43.0% (95%CI:23.0–64.0) while the pooled estimates of attitudes and practices were 38.0% (95%CI: 1.0–77.0) and 41.0% (95%CI: 4.0–77.0), respectively. The proportion of the outcome variables were extremely heterogeneous across the studies with I2> 98%). Conclusion The pooled estimates of knowledge, attitude and practice were lower than other middle income countries calls for further activities to enhance the uptake of the services and establish successful strategies.

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