2012
DOI: 10.1097/igc.0b013e318263f04c
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Effect of Health Education About Cervical Cancer and Papanicolaou Testing on the Behavior, Knowledge, and Beliefs of Turkish Women

Abstract: Nurses should be involved in educating women about cervical cancer and Papanicolaou testing. By doing so, they can change the attitudes, knowledge, and beliefs of the women.

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“…Pap smear testing is an effective method for detecting, preventing and delaying the progress of cervical cancer (Bebis et al, 2012;Guvenc et al 2011;Getahun et al 2013;Ersin and Bahar, 2013). However, studies in different parts of the world found out that a considerably high percentage of women were unaware of the Pap smear testing (Ak et al, 2010;Bayoumi et al 2011;Farzaneh et al, 2011;Bebis et al, 2012;Senol et al, 2012;Getahun et al, 2013). Consistently, in the present study, the percentage of women who have known about Pap smear testing and got it done regularly was very low.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Pap smear testing is an effective method for detecting, preventing and delaying the progress of cervical cancer (Bebis et al, 2012;Guvenc et al 2011;Getahun et al 2013;Ersin and Bahar, 2013). However, studies in different parts of the world found out that a considerably high percentage of women were unaware of the Pap smear testing (Ak et al, 2010;Bayoumi et al 2011;Farzaneh et al, 2011;Bebis et al, 2012;Senol et al, 2012;Getahun et al, 2013). Consistently, in the present study, the percentage of women who have known about Pap smear testing and got it done regularly was very low.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It can detect precancerous cells easily (Kotaniemi-Talonen et al, 2008). The Pap smear testing is an effective method of detecting, preventing and delaying the progress of cervical cancer (Bebis et al, 2012;Sogukpinar et al, 2013).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Apesar do desconforto relatado, ficou evi- Desta forma, evidencia que grande parcela da população desconhece a verdadeira finalidade do exame e que muitas mulheres o percebem com a finalidade de apenas diagnosticar doenças sexualmente transmissíveis (9,15) . Estudos (23)(24) mostram que a boa percepção de risco para o câncer de colo de útero está diretamente relacionada com a percepção dos benefícios do teste Papanicolaou em relação à prevenção. Independente desta questão, o momento do exame pode ser primordial para a avaliação de risco e prevenção, particularmente em mulheres com baixa condição econômica, em início de vida sexual precoce e dificuldade para acesso ao serviço de saúde (25) .…”
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