Cervical Cancer: Knowledge, Screening Practices and Vaccines among Female Medical Students in the Commonwealth of Dominica

Akpo, Deborah; Deji, Priscilla; Idiake, Victory; Otohinoyi, David Adeiza; Medavarapu, Srinivas

doi:10.21767/1989-5216.1000162

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“…This indicated that as the year of study increased the positive perception toward cervical cancer screening also increased. The practice of cervical cancer screening among participants in this study was very low at 17 (2.5%); compared to studies done in College of Common wealth Dominica 10 (11.24%), 22 Dungu University which is 26 (8.7%), 23 and African American College students 77%. 24 This result was much lower than that of the current study.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Cervical Cancer Screening and Associated Factors Among College and University Female Students in Dire Dawa City, Eastern Ethiopia

2022

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Introduction: Cervical cancer is preventable and, in most cases, curable if identified at an early stage. Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality Ethiopia with screening accounting for only 0.8%. Furthermore, female students and young adults in colleges and universities’ have a high prevalence of genital HPV infection because of their risky sexual behavior, lack of knowledge on screening and very few students receive screening services. This study aimed to assess the Knowledge, attitudes, and practice toward cervical cancer screening and its associated factors among female college students in Dire Dawa City, Ethiopia. Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted using a multistage sampling technique from November to December 2020, among 730 female college students in Dire Dawa. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression were used to describe each variable and identify associations between the dependent and independent variables respectively. Adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval and P-value <.05 used to determine the association. Results: The results showed, only 64 (9.3%) participants were knowledgeable, 413 (60.1%) had positive attitudes and 17 (2.5%) were screened in their lifetime. Age group, years of study, and history of cervical cancer practice were significantly associated with knowledge of cervical cancer screening. The year of study was based on cervical cancer smears and the number of screenings was significantly associated with attitude. Conclusion: This study showed that students’ knowledge of cervical cancer screening is low. Overall attitudes toward cervical cancer screening among female students were good, but only a small proportion of students had undergone cervical cancer screening. The most common reasons for the low screening practice were lack of information and undecided. There is a need to promote different campaigns for cervical cancer screening programs, in order to increase awareness.

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Cervical Cancer Screening and Associated Factors Among College and University Female Students in Dire Dawa City, Eastern Ethiopia

2022

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“…This study has found that more than fifty percent of the staffs had good knowledge about the Pap smear screening test which is lower than that of the similar study done in India (88% [8]. A high level of knowledge among nurses was also documented in studies done in a tertiary hospital of Nigeria [12], Dominica (70%) [13], Spain (85%) [14], Thailand (90. 9%) [15], Turkey (50.…”

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Pap smear test: Knowledge, Attitude and practice among the female nursing and paramedical staffs of Maternity and Child Hospital, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

Ali Sadiq Alhelal,

Nayla Jamal Bushaqer

2023

Int. J. Sci. Res. Arch.

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Background: A Pap smear test is a microscopic examination of uterine cervix which can detect the precancerous changes in the cervix (cervical dysplasia). Presence of human papilloma virus (HPV) and presence of precancerous changes in the cervical cells confirms the diagnosis. So early detection of HPV (causative factor) and precancerous changes in the cervix (cervical dysplasia) can help in early treatment of cervical cancer and complete cure. Being asymptomatic at presentation it is important to screen all the women at risk of getting cervical cancer for early diagnosis and its secondary prevention. Knowledge is one of the important determinants predicting health behaviors and an effective factor in performing screening methods in the population. However, acquiring knowledge only is not adequate and success of a prevention programme depends on the positive preventive attitude and correct practice of the population. The present study was done to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of the healthcare workers at MCH hospital, Al Ahsa Saudi Arabia towards the Pap smear screening test. Results: A total of 217 out of 258 staffs responded the online questionnaires making the response rate of 85%. The mean age of the participants was 32. 83 ± 7. 20 Std. Dev. (Range 21-61 years). Majority of the participants (N= 180, 82. 9%) were married. Seventy percent of the participants (N=152) were staff nurse. Sixty four percent of the participants were graduate (N=139). The mean knowledge of the participants was 6. 31 ± 3. 24 Std. Dev. (Range: 2 -10). More than fifty percent of the participant (N=109) did not have good knowledge about Pap smear test. The mean of positive attitude score was 3. 56 ±1. 19 Std. Dev. (Range: 00-5). Fifty eight percent of the participant (N=128) had positive attitude towards Pap smear test. The mean of practice score was 2. 21 ±1. 00 Std. Dev. (Range: 00 – 4). Sixty eight percent of the participants (N=191) did not have good practice towards Pap smear test. The attitude of staff nurses was significantly positive (p=0. 024) than those of other medical staffs. The practice of the nursing staffs towards the Pap smear test was significantly negative (P=0. 000) than those of other medical staff. There were no significant difference in the knowledge, attitude and practice score between different age groups and marital status of the participants. Conclusion: This study has demonstrated a moderate level of knowledge and attitude among the paramedical and nursing staffs of Maternity and Child Hospital towards Pap smear screening test. However good knowledge and attitude did not translate into good practice in most of them especially among the nursing staffs. The rate of uptake for Pap smear test was low. The major reason for low uptake of Pap smear screening among the respondents include, no recommendation by any doctors, embarrassment, lack of knowledge about the Pap smear, lack of time and fear of the test result.

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“…Most (92.8%) of the respondents had heard about cervical cancer, greater than the result of a similar study in Ethiopia where 76.8% of college students had heard about cervical cancer 18 and in Dominica. 23 This is not surprising as the respondents were health professionals exposed to extensive sensitization on the dangers of cervical cancer. The findings of our study showed that 54.4% of participants had an inadequate knowledge, more than the result of an Ethiopian study where 43.2% were not knowledgeable 18 but lesser than a Nepalese study finding, which showed poor knowledge adequacy of participants (65.6%).…”

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“…Data were entered first into CSpro version 7.2 and then analyzed using the SPSS version. 23 Collected data was cleaned and checked for consistency and completeness. Mean, median, frequency tables and graphs (histograms) were used to describe the data.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and practice of cervical cancer and its screening (Pap smear) among female students of Orotta College of medicine and health sciences

Mekonen¹,

Berhe²,

Ghebreab³

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Background: Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide that affects developing countries and young women in particular. Out of many types of female cancers, cancer of the cervix could be prevented if appropriate medical interventions are taken on time. Pap smear is a means for early detection of premalignant stages and treatment before the disease advances to a late stage. However, its practice remains unsatisfactory in many countries including Eritrea. Objective: The aim of the study was to illustrate knowledge, attitude and level of cervical cancer and Pap smear practice and associated factors among female students of Orotta College of Medicine and Health sciences (OCMHS). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among female undergraduate students in OCMHS enrolled during the academic year 2018-2019. A total of 252 students participated in the study. Piloted, structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to assess the distribution and to identify associations between independent and outcome variables respectively. Results: Majority of the students, 171 (68.4%), were 18-21 years old and 159 (63.6%) were second and third year students. One hundred thirty six (54.4%) students had inadequate knowledge and one hundred twenty three (49.2%) had negative attitude towards cervical cancer screening. Only two (0.8%) participants had ever been screened with Pap smear test. Logistic regression analysis showed that age, level of education and year of study were significantly associated with knowledge of cervical cancer and its screening methods. Year of study and knowledge levels were significantly associated with attitude towards cervical cancer screening (Pap smear). Conclusions: The study showed that there is a lack of knowledge of cervical cancer, unfavorable attitude towards screening methods and poor utilization of Pap smear. The study emphasized the importance of creating awareness and increasing knowledge of cervical cancer and Pap smear through numerous health education campaigns and mass media. Hence, it will be vital to integrate cervical cancer preventive measures with other reproductive health care services at all, if not at the highest, levels of health care delivery system.

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Cervical Cancer: Knowledge, Screening Practices and Vaccines among Female Medical Students in the Commonwealth of Dominica

Cited by 6 publications

References 9 publications

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Cervical Cancer Screening and Associated Factors Among College and University Female Students in Dire Dawa City, Eastern Ethiopia

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Cervical Cancer Screening and Associated Factors Among College and University Female Students in Dire Dawa City, Eastern Ethiopia

Pap smear test: Knowledge, Attitude and practice among the female nursing and paramedical staffs of Maternity and Child Hospital, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

Knowledge, attitude and practice of cervical cancer and its screening (Pap smear) among female students of Orotta College of medicine and health sciences

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