Awareness of cervical cancer and willingness to participate in screening program: Public health policy implications

Patra, Somdatta; Upadhyay, Madhu; Chhabra, Puneet

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“…In present study the compliance and willingness of undergoing Cervical examination and Pap test was 85.3% while in Patra S et al study, 24.1% women were willing to go for pap test examination. 11 In contrary to that 78.8% compliance was seen in Bhagwan N et al study. 12 And 94.6% women had undergone pap test examination in Sherpa A et al study.…”

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A community based study to determine incidence of cervical cancer and willingness of women to participate in cervical cancer screening program in Navsari, Gujarat, India

Vyas¹,

Kanchan²,

Shah³

et al. 2019

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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Background: Carcinoma of the uterine cervix is a major health problem faced by the Indian women. Regular cervical cytological examination by all sexually active women can prevent the occurrence of carcinoma cervix. Early detection of cervical cancer is possible with Pap smear tests. Methods: Women above 25 years of age, living in study area and want to participate in study were included. Total 2352 women were enrolled in study. House to house visits were conducted in all the village area by using simple random sampling method. Information about cervical cancer was given. Pap test for cervical cancer screening was carried out by gynaecologist. Cytological examination and confirmation was done by pathologists.Results: A total of 3001 women had attended village level IEC session and out that, 2352 (78.4%) women took part in the screening program. Out of these 2352 women, 2007 women (85.3% compliance) had given consent for physical cervical examination and Pap smear. The incidence of cervical cancer was 0.2% on the basis of clinical examination and biopsy.Conclusions: Higher compliance for undergoing vaginal examination and Pap test shows the positive health seeking behaviour of the women but for that, strong IEC and sensitization about the disease must be done to improve the participation. Sensitivity of Pap test was poor and couldn’t find true positive cases.

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A community based study to determine incidence of cervical cancer and willingness of women to participate in cervical cancer screening program in Navsari, Gujarat, India

Vyas¹,

Kanchan²,

Shah³

et al. 2019

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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“…Overall, 77 papers and one dissertation were eligible for analysis and were listed in the order of publication years. [171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455565758596061626364656667686970717273747576777879808182838485868788899091929394] The review process is explained in Figure 1.…”

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“…The studies consist of different populations such as women and men from different community groups[17202425313235394143454751616669717379808586909293]And attended clinics[2729425259676872757682]Students (nursing/medical/paramedical/nonmedical)[3840464850565860646974818389]Health-care providers (doctors, nurses, and other health workers);[1828365354555657626365667778889194] migrated Indians;[1921262730333437498487] and cervical cancer patients. [23]…”

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Challenges of health promotion and education strategies to prevent cervical cancer in India: A systematic review

Thulaseedharan

Frie

Sankaranarayanan³

2019

J Edu Health Promot

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“…[20][21][22] Further, several studies have found that educating women on their cervix and cervical cancer significantly increased cervical cancer screening rates more than two-fold. 18,19,[23][24][25][26][27][28][29] Simply put, giving women access to accurate information and a comprehensive education on their sexual anatomy can significantly improve their understanding of sexual and reproductive health. One strategy to empower women to care and advocate for their reproductive autonomy is the provision of self-exploration technology that facilitates women's visualization, understanding and appreciation of their own vagina and cervix.…”

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A Novel, Versatile Speculum-free Callascope for Clinical Examination and Self-Visualization of the Cervix

Agudogo

et al. 2019

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words)Background: Invasive cervical cancer is preventable, yet affects 500,000 women worldwide each year, and over half these women die. Barriers to cervical cancer screening include lack of awareness of cervical cancer and the cervix, fear of the speculum, and lack of women-centric technologies. We developed a low-cost (~$50), cervix-imaging device called the Callascope, which comprises an imaging component, camera and inserter that eliminates the need for a speculum and enables self-insertion. We sought to assess the quality of physicians' images of the cervix using the Callascope versus the speculum in live patients and study women's willingness to independently use the Callascope to image their cervix. Methods: We conducted two main studies: (1) a clinical study in which a physician imaged the cervix of patients using both the speculum and Callascope in a 2x2 crossover design; and (2) home-based self-cervix imaging with the Callascope. Results: Participants of the clinical study (n=28) and home study (n=12) all indicated greater comfort and an overall preference for the Callascope over the speculum. The clinical study data indicated that the Callascope enabled similar visualization compared to the speculum while significantly improving patient experience. With physician insertion and manipulation, the Callascope enabled cervix visualization for 82% of participants. In the home-study, 83% of participants were able to visualize their cervix with the Callascope on the first try and 100% after multiple attempts. Conclusion: The Callascope is more comfortable and provides similar visualization to the speculum. The Callascope can be used by medical providers for clinical exams while also enabling home self-screening for cervical cancer and promoting a better understanding of one's cervix to increase awareness of cervical screening needs. The Callascope may increase cervical cancer screening rates through reducing barriers including cost, discomfort, lack of awareness and stigma.2. Data curation: MNA JSA MED JG BT JWS

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Awareness of cervical cancer and willingness to participate in screening program: Public health policy implications

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A community based study to determine incidence of cervical cancer and willingness of women to participate in cervical cancer screening program in Navsari, Gujarat, India

A community based study to determine incidence of cervical cancer and willingness of women to participate in cervical cancer screening program in Navsari, Gujarat, India

Challenges of health promotion and education strategies to prevent cervical cancer in India: A systematic review

A Novel, Versatile Speculum-free Callascope for Clinical Examination and Self-Visualization of the Cervix

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