A survey of knowledge, attitude, and practice of cervical screening among Lebanese/Armenian women

Cervical cancer and Pap smear screening in Botswana: knowledge and perceptions

“…The main source of information for women with low socioeconomic status was through discussions with other women ‘in the streets’. These findings were similar to those reported among Armenian/Lebanese women (Arevian et al. 1997).…”

“…Higher levels of education, higher socioeconomic status, and positive attitudes have been shown to increase Pap smear utilization in a sample of Armenian/Lebanese women (Arevian et al. 1997).…”

Attitude and practice of cervical cancer screening among the female doctors of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University

“…Similar results were found in Arevin and Noreddin who reported that education is the most important predictor of knowledge about cervical cancer screening. 9 It was also shown from the study that participants' age, education and knowledge score signi cantly a ect the practice towards cervical cancer screening. Participants having postgraduate degree, and those with good knowledge score had the screening more.…”

Factors influencing cervical cancer screening in a Kenyan Health Facility: a mixed qualitative and quantitative study

“…In the KNH CCC study, marital status, occupation, number of partners or education level did not have any influence on whether or not a patient accepted cervical cancer screening, probably because referral was primarily provider initiated. 15 On customer satisfaction, those who had had screening were significantly more likely to rate the services as being good or very good. This implies that possible negative misconceptions among those not screened may influence the decision to be screened, explaining further why less than 50% of all patients to whom screening had been recommended were actually screened.…”