Awareness of cervical cancer screening among nursing staff in a tertiary institution of rural India / 부인종양
Journal of Gynecologic Oncology
; : 141-146, 2012.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-11437
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the baseline information about the knowledge of cervical cancer and explore attitude and practice of Pap smear screening among staff nurses.METHODS:
A pretested structured self administered questionnaire based survey was done on 205 staff nurses working in Rural Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Saifai, Etawah, containing mostly recognition and some recall type questions about demographics, knowledge about cervical cancer, its risk factors, screening techniques, attitudes towards cervical cancer screening and its practices.RESULTS:
In this study, 74% knew that Pap smear is used for detection of cervical cancer, but only 59% knew that it can detect both cancerous as well as precancerous lesions of the cervix. Only 18% of the respondents knew about human papillomavirus vaccine. A 47% of respondents had never taken a Pap smear; 63% never referred patients for the screening. Most nurses (79%) thought that a speculum examination and Pap smear are procedures to be performed by the doctors. Among all the respondents, only 11% had ever undergone a Pap smear on themselves.CONCLUSION:
Despite knowledge of the gravity of cervical cancer and prevention by screening, attitudes and practices towards screening were negative.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Target 3.4: Reduce premature mortality due to noncommunicable diseases
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Surgical Instruments
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Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
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Cervix Uteri
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Demography
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Mass Screening
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Risk Factors
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Gravitation
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India
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Nursing Staff
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Gynecologic Oncology
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article