Cervical Cancera A Wareness Of Female Health Employees

Can, Hüseyin; Öztürk, Yasemin Kılıç; Güçlü, Yusuf Adnan; Öztürk, Faruk; Demır, Şenay

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“…In another study, 87.4% of the primary health care workers stated that they had heard of the Pap smear test, while the rate of those who had the test was only 45.2% (30). In another study, this rate was 34.8% (31). The low Pap smear rates in our study may be due to the lower mean age.…”

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“…With the use of HPV vaccination, we can prevent 90% of HPV-related infections and 70% of cervical cancers (5). Bivalent vaccine (CervarixTM) against HPV 16 and 18, quadrivalent HPV vaccine (GardasilTM) against HPV 6,11,16,18 and 9-valent HPV vaccine (Gardasil 9TM) against HPV 6,11,16,18,31,33,45,52, 58 are available effective vaccinations. These HPV types make 90% of cervical cancer cases (5) .…”

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Cervical Cancer and HPV Vaccination: From the Female Health Care Workers’ Perception

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Aim: Cervical cancer may be prevented by adequate and satisfactory preventive health services. Vaccination is one of the most useful primary care prevention applications. As the health care workers lead an important role in preventing cancers, it is crucial to focus on their knowledge and attitude and perception. This study aimed to evaluate knowledge levels on cervical cancer and HPV vaccination, perception and the attitude of female health care workers in our university hospital, thus contributing to vaccination and primary prevention researches and applications. Materials and Method: This cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was performed during 01st July-31st December, 2020. A questionnaire (prepared with the current literature knowledge) was applied to volunteer female health workers (doctors, nurses, other health personnel) who were working at Adnan Menderes University Hospital. Data were evaluated with the SPSS 22.0 package program. p<0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: The mean age of the participants was 31.1±6.8 years with a mean duration of work as 5.9±5.7 years The median knowledge score of the participants was 15 out of 22, 11, and 8 among doctors, nurses, and other health care personnel, respectively (p<0.001). All of the doctors, 31% of the nurses, and 44% of the other health personnel stated that they had recommended HPV vaccination to their social environment. Although ten participants (5 doctors and 5 nurses) had been vaccinated for HPV, all of the participants’ relatives were unvaccinated. Among participants, 65.9% of the doctors, 36.2% of the nurses and 23.5% of the allied health personnel stated that they were planning to recommend vaccination to their relatives. Conclusion: Despite the high levels of recommending HPV vaccine to their social environment, low rates of vaccinated participants and their relatives were determined in this study. The knowledge levels about cervical cancer and prevention methods of healthcare professionals should be increased with educational programs to affect their attitudes towards HPV vaccination. With increased knowledge, healthcare workers will be able to guide the society correctly and adequately, and vaccination rates can be increased among the community. Keywords: HPV, vaccination, cervical cancer, healthcare. Journal of Psychology and Personality Disorders Citation: DEMIRAG S, (2022) Cervical Cancer and HPV Vaccination: From the Female Health Care Workers’ Perception. J Psycho Person Dis. (JPPD) 2 INTRODUCTION Although cervical cancer is

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Cervical Cancer and HPV Vaccination: From the Female Health Care Workers’ Perception

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“…Ersin and colleagues reported in a study performed in health workers that 28.4% of the participants had a Pap smear test and 14.7% had regular gynecological examinations [21]. Can and colleagues [22] reported that half of those who knew the Pap smear test had a gynecological examination, whereas only 3% of those who did not know the Pap smear test had regular gynecological examinations. In this study, the frequency of regular gynecological examination was very low.…”

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Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors about cervical cancer among women working in primary health care services in Van

Atila¹,

Ekinci²,

Altay³

2019

Family Practice and Palliative Care

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Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the knowledge and behaviors of cervical cancer among women working in primary health care services in Van. Methods: Among the 194 women working in primary care settings, 164 (85.4%) completed a self-administered questionnaire containing questions on demographic knowledge, cervical cancer knowledge (eight questions), attitudes related to cervical cancer (two questions), and cervical cancerrelated behaviors (two questions). Results: The mean age of the participants was 30.20±5.17 years. Of the women, 53.7% (n=88) were university graduates and 54.0% (n=88) were single. The median knowledge score of the participants was 6 (1 st quartile 4; 3 rd quartile 6). Of the participants, 17.8% (n=29) had regular gynecological examination, and only 19.2% (n=23) had a Pap smear test. The knowledge score of those with university degrees was higher than those with high school or lower education (Z=3.21; p=0.001), married women had higher knowledge scores compared to the single ones (Z=2.89; p=0.004), and those who had a Pap smear test had higher knowledge scores than those who did not (Z=2.85; p=0.004). Conclusions: Although the knowledge level of primary care health care providers about cervical cancer and Pap smear was high, their practices were not in accordance with the knowledge. On the other hand, considering that the participants were health workers, better results could be expected. Primary care health professionals have a duty to transfer and implement preventive health services to society. Thus, it is regarded as useful to increase in-service training and improve the knowledge and behavior of women working in primary health care services on cervical cancer.

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“…'nın (11) yaptığı çalışmada (9) , katılımcıların %34,8'inin, Özdemir ve ark. 'nın (13) çalışmasına katılan hemşirelerin %23,7'sinin, Oran ve ark.…”

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“…Can ve ark. 'nın (9) 2010 yılında yaptıkları bir çalışmada, hastanede çalışan kadın katılım-cıların %75'inin serviks kanserine HPV'nin neden olduğunu, %56'sının ilk cinsel deneyim yaşının erken olmasının serviks kanseri riskini artırdığını, %80'inin birden fazla cinsel partnerin serviks kanseri riskini artırdığını, %76'sının sigara içmenin serviks kanseri riskini artırdığını bildikleri tespit edilmiştir. Nganwai ve ark.…”

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Sezik²,

Özen³

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ÖZAmaç: Bu çalışmada amacımız, Antalya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesinde çalışan kadın hekimlerin serviks kanseri, risk faktörleri ve bu kanserden korunma yöntem-leri ile ilgili bilgi düzeylerinin saptanması, erken tanıda rutin olarak önerilen Pap smear testi konusundaki tutumlarının tespit edilmesidir. Yöntem: Araştırmamız kesitsel bir anket çalışmasıdır. Anket formumuzda katılımcılara demografik özelliklerini saptamaya yönelik sorular, serviks kanserinin risk faktörleri ve korunmada etkili yöntemler ile ilgili sorular ve Pap smear yaptırma durumları sorulmuştur. Anketi doldurmayı kabul etmeyenler çalışma dışı bırakılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmamıza 141 kadın hekim katılmıştır. Katılımcıların %99,3'ünün serviks kanserine HPV'nin neden olduğunu, %97,9'unun da ilk cinsel deneyim yaşının erken olmasının serviks kanseri riskini artırdığını bildikleri saptanmıştır. Katılımcıların %49,6'sı daha önce hiç Pap smear testi yaptırmamış, %29,8'i düzensiz ve %20,6'sı düzenli olarak olarak yaptırmıştır. Çalışmamızda test yaptırmama nedeni en sık; "herhangi bir yakınması olmadığı için ihtiyaç duymamak", "jinekolojik muayeneden çekinmek" ve "kendini risk altında görmemek" olarak tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç: Birincil amacımız tüm sağlık çalışanlarını serviks kanseri ve Pap smear taramaları konusunda doğru şekilde bilgilendirmek olmalıdır. Böylece sağlık çalışanları da toplumun bilgilendirilmesine katkıda bulunabilirler.Anahtar kelimeler: Serviks kanseri, kadın hekimler, pap smear, aile hekimliği ABSTRACT Objective: In this study, it has been aimed to detect level of knowledge of female doctors working in Antalya Training and Research Hospital about cervical cancer, risk factors and methods of protection from this disease, and their attitudes towards Pap smear screening recommended routinely for early diagnosis. Methods: Our study is a cross-sectional survey. We asked the participants questions about their demographic characteristics, risk factors of cervical cancer, effective methods for protection against this disease and their attitudes towards Pap smear screening. Those who did not consent to fill in the questionnaire were excluded from the study . Results: Hundred and forty-one female doctors were included in our study. Most of (99.3%) the participants knew HPV is the cause of cervical cancer and 97.9% of them knew that the first sexual experience at an early age increases the risk of cervical cancer. While 49

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Cervical Cancera A Wareness Of Female Health Employees

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Cervical Cancer and HPV Vaccination: From the Female Health Care Workers’ Perception

Cervical Cancer and HPV Vaccination: From the Female Health Care Workers’ Perception

Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors about cervical cancer among women working in primary health care services in Van

Are female doctors aware of cervical cancer?

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