Comprehensive Knowledge towards Cervical Cancer and Associated Factors among Women in Durame Town, Southern Ethiopia

Woldu, Biruktawit Fekade; Lemu, Lidiya Gutema; Mandaro, Debiso E.

doi:10.1155/2020/4263439

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“…In this study more than half percentage of women were strongly satisfied with the condition being handled by the guards and least satisfied with waiting time to get the service In the study area less than half of women were slightly satisfied with level of information received about diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer screening which is much lower than study done in Jimma, Addis Ababa and Malawi (21,23,24) the finding indicates that there is health professional's gap in explaining the information about diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer screening service in this study Less than half of women had Good Knowledge of about cervical cancer risk factor, symptom, curability and availability of screening service. This finding was lower than study conducted in Durame, Jimma, Dessie, Tigray, Wolayta, contrary the finding was higher than study done in Gondar (21,(25)(26)(27)(28)(29).The variation may be related to knowledge measurement considered and study area difference…”

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Client Satisfaction on Cervical Cancer Sceening and Its Associated Factors Among Screened Women in North Wollo Public Hospitals, Ethiopia

Ejigu,

Dilnesa,

Ebrahim

et al. 2024

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BackgroundCervical cancer is one of the very few cancers where pre-cancer lasts many years before becoming invasive cancer providing an opportunity for detection and treatment. It is leading cause cancer death where less attention is given for screening programs in sub-Saharan Africa. For this satisfaction of cervical cancer screening have a role in increasing utilization and quality of serviceMethodsA facility based cross-sectional study design was used to assess client satisfaction and its associated factor towards cervical cancer screening. Data was collected from 397 samples using a face to face interview in women who take cervical screening test in the selected health facilities. Data was entered to Epi info version 4.6 and bivariable and multivariable logistic analysis was done using SPSS version 25 and p value <0.05 was considered to be significant factors associated with cervical cancer screening serviceResultfrom 397 interviewed women, 59% (236) were satisfied with cervical cancer screening services. One-hundred fourty five (36.5%) women had good comprehensive knowledge of cervical cancer screening. Satisfaction with cervical cancer screening service was statistically associated with Being house wife (AOR= 0.42(0.19-0.95), who attend Primary and secondary secondary (AOR =0.35(0.12-0.99) waiting time 31-60 min (AOR=0.14(0.06-0.33) and who went 1-5 km to the facility (AOR=0.41(0.19-0.90)ConclusionThe study findings indicated that greater than half of women were satisfied with cervical cancer screening service in North wollo public hospitals. Less than half of women had good knowledge about cervical cancer. The study revealed occupational status, educational status, waiting time, and distance to the facility were found to be significantly associated with cervical cancer screening satisfaction

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Client Satisfaction on Cervical Cancer Sceening and Its Associated Factors Among Screened Women in North Wollo Public Hospitals, Ethiopia

Ejigu,

Dilnesa,

Ebrahim

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“…Breast cancer and cervical cancer are the leading causes of mortality and morbidity among women in Ethiopia [ 5 ]. Coupled with an increased proportion of aged people, as the life expectancy has grown from 48 years in 1990 to 66 years in 2015 in Ethiopia [ 6 ], chronic diseases pose a greater demand for palliative care services [ 7 , 8 ].…”

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A cross-sectional assessment of symptom burden among patients with advanced cervical cancer

2021

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Background The increasing burden of chronic non-communicable diseases in developing countries is driving attention to palliative care services. Identification of disease-specific symptoms of concern and their prevalence will guide designing, monitoring, and evaluating palliative care programmes. This study assessed the burden of symptoms and problems among patients with advanced cervical cancer. Methods This research followed a cross-sectional study design to quantitatively review the symptom burden among patients diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer attending treatment at Tikur Anbessa Specialised Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from January to July 2019. Symptoms were assessed using a patient-reported, seven-day recall Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale (IPOS) version III. Frequency, median and mean scores with a standard deviation were used in the descriptive analysis whereas t-test and one-way analysis of variance were used for comparisons. Results There were 385 patients with advanced cervical cancer, stage IIB-IVB, successfully interviewed. The median age was 50 years, the majority were illiterate (63.1%) and in marital union (62.3%). Over 50% of the patients experienced pain, weakness, poor appetite, constipation, limited mobility, and dry mouth. The burdens of emotional symptoms such as patient anxiety, family anxiety, and patient depression were also prevalent at 79.7%, 82.3%, and 47.0%, respectively. Patients who are illiterate, at a higher stage of the disease, not currently in marriage, and who received palliative radiotherapy bear a higher symptom burden. Conclusion Patients with advanced cervical cancer bear a high symptom burden. Early initiation of palliative care is recommended to alleviate the concerning symptoms, and to improve patients’ quality of life.

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Knowledge of cervical cancer screening and its determinants among 30–49 years old rural reproductive age women in Sadi Chanka district, West Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022: A mixed method study

Guye,

Shambi,

Nigussie

et al. 2024

SAGE Open Medicine

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Background: Cervical cancer is one of the cancers affecting the female organs connecting the uterus and vagina. It is the second most common form of cancer among reproductive-age women living in Ethiopia. It is one of the preventable cancers; through effective interventions with timely screening and treatment can reduce the risk of deaths associated with the disease. The study aimed to assess the knowledge of cervical cancer screening and its determinants among rural reproductive-age women in Sadi Chanka district, Western Ethiopia. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study supplemented with qualitative findings was conducted from February 1 to 28, 2022, with a total sample size of 867. Data collection was done by using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire using simple random sampling techniques to select representative rural women aged between 30–49 years from selected kebeles. Bivariable logistic regression analysis was performed, and the variables with a p-value less than 0.25 were recruited to the multivariable analysis. Finally, an adjusted odds ratio with a 95% CI and a p-value less than 0.05 was used to declare the statistically significant determinants of knowledge of cervical cancer screening. For qualitative findings, a key informant interview guide was used to collect the qualitative data through in-depth interviews. A total of nine Key Informants Interviews were selected by a purposive sampling technique. Participants’ interviews were translated, transcribed, coded, categorized, and triangulated with quantitative data. Results: In this study, the prevalence of knowledge of cervical cancer screening among reproductive-age women was 51.3% with a 95% CI of (95% CI: 47.7–54.6). The mean age of the participants was 38.50 (±4.4 SD) years, and their ages ranged from 30 to 49 years. Of all assessed factors: modern contraceptive methods use (AOR = 1.79, (95% CI: 1.21–2.63)), history of sexually transmitted diseases (AOR = 1.97, (95% CI: 1.15–3.38)), family history of cervical cancer (AOR = 2.02, (95% CI: 1.06–3.87)), and knowing women who had cervical cancer (AOR = 2.72, (95% CI: 1.96–3.79)) were significantly associated with knowledge of cervical cancer screening. Conclusion: The study revealed that, the knowledge of cervical cancer screening is found to be low, which is only 51.3% of reproductive-age women knew about cervical cancer screening. The study identified that modern contraceptive methods use, history of sexually transmitted disease, family history with cervical cancer, and knowing those women who had cervical cancer were found to be the determinants of knowledge of cervical cancer screening among reproductive-age women. Thus, the district health office and concerned stakeholders should work on interventions aimed at improving the awareness of cervical cancer screening among reproductive-age women through providing appropriate health communication activities about cervical cancer screening at the community level using health extension workers.

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Comprehensive Knowledge towards Cervical Cancer and Associated Factors among Women in Durame Town, Southern Ethiopia

Cited by 4 publications

References 20 publications

Client Satisfaction on Cervical Cancer Sceening and Its Associated Factors Among Screened Women in North Wollo Public Hospitals, Ethiopia

Client Satisfaction on Cervical Cancer Sceening and Its Associated Factors Among Screened Women in North Wollo Public Hospitals, Ethiopia

A cross-sectional assessment of symptom burden among patients with advanced cervical cancer

Knowledge of cervical cancer screening and its determinants among 30–49 years old rural reproductive age women in Sadi Chanka district, West Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022: A mixed method study

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