Feasibility of packaging screening for cervical cancer, breast cancer, and reproductive tract infection in a rural area in China / 中国医学科学院学报
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
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(6): 616-619, 2009.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-301639
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the prevalence of cervical cancer, breast cancer, and reproductive tract infection (RTI) among women living in a county of China, identify these women's recognition about these three diseases and their attitude toward the screening, and evaluate the feasibility of the packaging screening program in rural areas in China.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>In this cross-sectional study, women aged 30-59 living in Xiangyuan County, Shanxi Province, were surveyed by questionnaires and screened with visual inspection of cervix, breast clinic examination, and combined clinical examination and laboratory tests for RTI.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Totally 630 women underwent interviews and packaging screening. The prevalences of cervical precancerous lesion, breast benign disease, and RTI were 0.2%, 14.0%, and 53.2%, respectively. No cancer case was found. The percentages of women knowing cervical cancer, breast cancer, and RTI as common diseases in women were 70.5%, 63.5%, and 52.9% after health education. Up to 92.5% of women preferred packaging screening to screening for single disease; however, they were not willing to pay the screening at current high cost.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The prevalences of breast benign disease and RTI are relatively high among women in rural areas in China. The women's recognition about these three diseases is moderately good. The packaging screening program is well accepted and feasible in rural areas.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Rural Population
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Breast Neoplasms
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Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
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China
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Feasibility Studies
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Mass Screening
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Epidemiology
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Surveys and Questionnaires
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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