Knowledge and Awareness of Cervical Cancer among HIV-Infected Women in Ethiopia

Shiferaw, Netsanet; Brooks, Mohamad I.; Salvador-Davila, G; Lonsako, Shumet; Kassahun, Konjit; Ansel, Jodi; Osakwe, Chidude; Weldegebreal, Teklu; Ahmed, Ismael; Asnake, Mengistu; Blumenthal, Paul D.

doi:10.1155/2016/1274734

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“…Regarding the source of cancer information, about 48% of cancer information seekers prefer health care provider as the primary source followed by the Internet as secondary source of cancer information (27.6%). This study is consistent with a study conducted at different regions in Ethiopia (23) .This might be health care providers are the most trusted source of health information and cancer-related information provided from health care providers is easily understandable since students encounter a problem in understanding jargon words independently.…”

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Information Seeking Behavior about Cancer and Associated Factors among Students at DebreTabor University, Ethiopia, 2019: Cross sectional study

Gedefaw

Yilma

Endehabtu

2020

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Introduction The prevalence of cancer has been increasing and it is among the leading cause of death in in sub-Saharan Africa over the last few years which mainly influnced by life-style. Understanding the information seeking behavior of individuals, especially Students who are more likely to seek health information than other people, can be seen as an opportunity to provide resources to improve lifestyle or prevent possible health threatening behaviors among students. The main objective of this study is to determine the health information seeking about cancer among students of Debretabor University Ethiopia.Objective The aim of this study was to assess cancer information seeking behavior (CISB) and its associated factors among students in Debre Tabor University.Methods Institutional based cross-sectional study design was conducted from March 01-30/2019. A total of 844 students were selected using multistage stratified sampling technique. Data entry and analyses were done using Epi info version 7.2 and SPSS version 20 respectively. Descriptive statistics and multivariate logistic regression analyses were applied to determine proportion of cancer information seeking behavior and to identify factors associated.Result The proportion of cancer information seeking by students in the past 12 month was 30.1%. Their first source of information was healthcare providers (48%) followed by Internet (27.6%). The majority 39.8% were looked about breast cancer. Year of study, Internet access (AOR=6.07, 95%CI= 4.05, 9.10), health literacy level (AOR=1.8, 95%CI=1.21, 2.68), self-reported health condition (AOR=1.85, 95% CI=1.25, 2.73), perceived susceptibility to cancer (AOR=2.48, 95% CI=1.47, 4.2) and perceived severity of cancer (AOR=3.33, 95% CI=1.85, 6.0) were the factors associated with cancer information seeking behavior.Conclusion The proportion of cancer information seeking among university students was low. Year of study, internet access, being healthy, health literacy level, level of perception to cancer exposure and perception to severity of cancer were significantly associated with cancer information seeking behavior. Increase health literacy & awareness creation about cancer for students will help to increase cancer information seeking behavior.

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Information Seeking Behavior about Cancer and Associated Factors among Students at DebreTabor University, Ethiopia, 2019: Cross sectional study

Gedefaw

Yilma

Endehabtu

2020

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“…(1) Knowledgeable. it refers to the knowledge of women regarding cervical cancer in general; in this study, if participants at least heard about the term cervical cancer, knowing at least a one risk factor and a symptom for cervical cancer, were referred to as knowledgeable [10,17].…”

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“…In a similar study conducted in Ethiopia, about 71% of participants had ever heard of cervical cancer. Among women who had ever heard of cervical cancer, 49% did not know the cause, while 74% were able to identify at least one risk factor for cervical cancer [17].…”

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Cervical Cancer Screening Acceptance among Women in Dabat District, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017: An Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Eshete¹,

Atta

Yeshita

2020

Obstetrics and Gynecology International

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Background. Cervical cancer is a global health problem. It is the second most common cancer in women worldwide, and it is the most frequent form and the leading cause of cancer mortality among Ethiopian women. Cervical cancer screening can reduce at least 50% of cervical cancer deaths. In Ethiopia, practice of cervical cancer screening is below 1%. Hence, this study aimed at assessing cervical cancer screening acceptance and determinant factors among women in Dabat district of Northwest Ethiopia. Methods. A community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted in Dabat district in Northwest Ethiopia, 2016. The multistage sampling method was used to recruit 790 women from the selected rural and urban kebeles. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Multivariate logistic regression analysis method was employed to determine factors significantly associated with the acceptance of cervical cancer screening with a 95% CI at p value <0.05. Results. The overall awareness of cervical cancer screening was 12.1% (95% CI: 9.6, 14.5), and 17.1% (95% CI 14.4, 19.8) of them accepted the screening. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, having knowledge about cervical cancer (AOR = 2.6, 95% CI: 1.7, 3.8), parity women who had more children (AOR = 3.1, 95% CI: 1.7, 5.5) and those who perceived the severity of the disease (AOR = 1.9, 95% CI (1.3–3.1)) were statistically significant factors for acceptance of cervical cancer screening. Conclusions. Most of the women had poor awareness and acceptance of cervical cancer screening. The findings also revealed that women of multiparous, knowledge about cervical cancer, and perceived the disease as severe were shown to be significant factors of acceptance for cervical cancer screening. Hence, continuous health education and appropriate counseling to women should be performed.

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“…[12][13][14][15][16] The majority of respondents in previous studies have heard about cervical cancer, but not more than half of respondents know what causes cervical cancer and the risk factors associated with the disease. 17,18 Women's age, marital status, occupation, educational status, source of information, knowing someone with cervical cancer and health-seeking behavior were found to be associated with cervical cancer knowledge in Ethiopia. [19][20][21][22] However, none of these studies have assessed the association of HIV status and using family planning methods with the knowledge of cervical cancer.…”

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<p>Knowledge of Cervical Cancer and Associated Factors Among Women Attending Public Health Facilities in Eastern Ethiopia</p>

Wakwoya

Gemechu

Dasa

2020

CMAR

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This study was done to assess women's knowledge of cervical cancer and associated factors. Materials and Methods: We conducted a facility-based cross-sectional study in eastern Ethiopia from January 1 to May 30, 2019. A convenient sampling technique was used to include 1181 women in this study. Information on socio-demographic characteristics, sexual history, knowledge and awareness of women was collected using face-to-face interview. The data were cleaned, coded and entered into EPI-info version 3.5.4 and then exported to Statistical Package for Social Science version 23.0 software for analysis. The associations between independent variables and outcome variables were assessed using bivariate and multivariable logistic regressions. The results of these analyses were reported as odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals. We declared statistically significant variables at a p-value less than 0.05. Results: Nearly half (574, 48.6%) of the participants have ever heard about cervical cancer. One hundred and thirty-nine (24.2%) of them did not know any of the risk factors. The majority of them mentioned bleeding after intercourse (329, 57.4%) as a symptom of the disease. Overall knowledge assessment revealed that 288 (55.7%) participants had adequate knowledge about cervical cancer. Participants' age in the range of 40-49 years (AOR: 2.58, 95% CI 1.99-5.57), having educational level above 12th grade (AOR: 12.11, 95% CI 4.57-32.09) and receiving information about the disease from healthcare professionals (AOR: 2.72, 95% CI 1.69-4.37) were independently associated with adequate knowledge of cervical cancer. Conclusion: The knowledge of women towards cervical cancer in our study area was inadequate. The respondents' age, educational status and source of information were independently associated with study participants' knowledge of cervical cancer. Young women with no formal education should get special focus in prevention strategies and we also recommend regular and effective counselling, and education about cervical cancer at health institutions.

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Knowledge and Awareness of Cervical Cancer among HIV-Infected Women in Ethiopia

Cited by 20 publications

References 17 publications

Information Seeking Behavior about Cancer and Associated Factors among Students at DebreTabor University, Ethiopia, 2019: Cross sectional study

Information Seeking Behavior about Cancer and Associated Factors among Students at DebreTabor University, Ethiopia, 2019: Cross sectional study

Cervical Cancer Screening Acceptance among Women in Dabat District, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017: An Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study

<p>Knowledge of Cervical Cancer and Associated Factors Among Women Attending Public Health Facilities in Eastern Ethiopia</p>

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