Knowledge, attitudes, and practices among healthcare providers on cervical cancer, human papilloma virus and it’s vaccine at ESI PGIMSR, MGM Hospital Parel Mumbai, India

Gedam, Jaya Kundan; Rajput, Disha Andhiwal

doi:10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20173718

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“…Even Gedam et al reported that only 33 per cent of the nurses had received education on cervical cancer and HPV in the past. 14 Despite continued training on STI/RTI being provided to healthcare professional, only about two thirds of the ASHAs and BHWs in the present study were aware of 'multiple sexual partners' and only about half of the PHWs knew that 'unprotected sex' as risk factors for cervical cancer. Researchers have reported similar level of awareness among community women of North Bengal and Tripura and HCP of Chennai Corporation about 'multiple sexual partners' as risk factor.…”

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“…Healthcare professionals had pretty good awareness. 9,14,21,22 Awareness regarding Sampoorna clinic providing screening and vaccination facility for cervical cancer was also found to be very low in the present study. 23…”

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“…12,18 Gedam et al reported 54 per cent awareness about 'unprotected sex' as a risk factor for cervical cancer among healthcare professionals of a tertiary care center in Mumbai. 14 Only about one fourth of the ASHAs (19.5%) and BHWs (37.2%) were aware that 'poor sexual hygiene' can increase the risk of cervical cancers. Still lower awareness was noted among community women as reported by other researchers.…”

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“…11,13,[15][16][17]19 Awareness of VIA was also found to be low (14%) among PHWs in present study; similar to the awareness reported among nurses and nursing students at TCCs of rural India and Mumbai. 9,14 Even those who were aware about screening modalities for cervical cancer had not got themselves screened for it. Only 14 percent of PHWs who were aware of Pap test, had undergone the test.…”

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Cervical cancer: perception of peripheral health workers in Lucknow: a cross-sectional study

Ansari

Agarwal

Singh

et al. 2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Cervical cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers among Indian women. Cervical cancer incidence reduces dramatically when effective screening programs linked with access to treatment are in place and are readily accessible. Peripheral health workers (PHWs) being frontline workers have a major influence on raising awareness among community about acceptability of available screening programmes. This study was thus conducted to assess the awareness of PHWs regarding risk factors, signs and symptoms, early detection and prevention for cervical cancer.Methods: A questionnaire-based study was conducted among 450 PHWs (ASHAs and BHWs). Information was collected regarding their bio-social characteristics, awareness about female cancers, risk factors, signs/symptoms, early detection methods and services available for screening and prevention of cervical cancer.Results: Awareness of different aspects of cervical cancer was found to be very low. Only eight per cent of the PHWs had good awareness score. BHWs obtained statistically significant better mean scores as compared to ASHAs. Few (7.6%) PHWs had received training for any type of female cancers. Only 17 per cent of the PHWs were aware of HPV vaccine availability and only 29 per cent from them could name the vaccine.Conclusions: Majority of the PHWs had poor awareness about cervical cancer and available screening facility in our health system. They had almost no idea of availability of free HPV vaccination at the Sampoorna clinics. This low level of awareness calls for regular training of PHWs on cervical cancer which would ultimately trickle down to the community.

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Cervical cancer: perception of peripheral health workers in Lucknow: a cross-sectional study

Ansari

Agarwal

Singh

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“…The frequency of effective HPV vaccine uptake was one of the lowest in the recent literature (0.8%), as found in low income settings [40]. It is usually higher in high income environment [35,40].…”

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Female Secondary School Students Sexual Exposure, Anti HPV Vaccine Awareness and Practice in High Cervical Cancer Prevalence Environment

Valère¹,

Henri²,

Ayamba³

et al. 2019

Gynecol Reprod Health

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Background: Introduction: Eighty-five per cent of new cervical cancer cases in the world were recorded in developing countries in 2018. Implementation anti-HPV vaccine can prevent HPV infection by more than 90%. In Cameroon, the incidence of CC is 100 cases/100000 women and 27% of female adolescent have risky sexual behavior. The aim was to assess sexual behavior and the rate of vaccination against HPV in urban and rural secondary school girls in a country a high incidence and mortality due to CC. Method: It was a Knowledges Attitude and Practice study conducted in 10 secondary schools in the capital city of Yaoundé, and the rural town of Ndikinemeki including female students only. Results: Among the 1313 respondents, (30.4%) students were sexually active, the youngest age of first sexual intercourse was 12 and 14 years in urban and rural secondary school respectively. Oral or anal intercourse were occasional in urban area schools. The knowledge on HPV vaccine were bad but the acceptability was good although only 0.8% received occasional HPV vaccine. Conclusion: Large scale sensitization and affordability of HPV-vaccine should be implemented in order to reduce the coming incidence of CC.

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on Cervical Cancer and Screening Among Women in India: A Review

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Background: Cervical Cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the world leading to 90% deaths in low and middle income countries. About 96,922 new Cervical Cancer cases are diagnosed annually in India. Objective: To study the knowledge, attitude and practice on Cervical Cancer and screening among women in India. Materials and Methods: Health sciences electronic databases PubMed and Google Scholar were searched for studies published between 2012 to March 2020. Keywords used for the search were (“Cervical Cancer screening”), (“knowledge”),(“attitude”), (“practice”) AND (“India”). 19 articles were included in the review based on the eligibility criteria. Statistical software SPSS-V.23 was used for the statistical application. Results: 7688 women were included in the study. Age of study participants ranged from 12-65 years. Overall knowledge on Cervical Cancer among women was 40.22%. Knowledge of risk factors and signs and symptoms was fairly adequate among the women. 32.68% of women knew that early age of marriage was a risk factor for Cervical Cancer followed by 23.01% women who mentioned that early age of initiation of sexual activity was a common risk factor for Cervical Cancer. Inter menstrual bleeding and foul smelling discharge was the most common sign and symptom reported in 30.75% and 28.86% women respectively. Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding Cervical Cancer screening was seen in 20.31%, 43.64% and 13.22% of women respectively. Conclusion: Effective information, education and communication strategies are required to improve the level of awareness of women on Cervical Cancer.

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices among healthcare providers on cervical cancer, human papilloma virus and it’s vaccine at ESI PGIMSR, MGM Hospital Parel Mumbai, India

Cited by 4 publications

References 14 publications

Cervical cancer: perception of peripheral health workers in Lucknow: a cross-sectional study

Cervical cancer: perception of peripheral health workers in Lucknow: a cross-sectional study

Female Secondary School Students Sexual Exposure, Anti HPV Vaccine Awareness and Practice in High Cervical Cancer Prevalence Environment

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on Cervical Cancer and Screening Among Women in India: A Review

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