What Every Woman Should Know about Cervical Cancer

Marković, Nenad; Marković, Olivera

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“…[ 5 ] Health education regarding menstrual problems is very essential in relieving stress associated with periods as it has been seen that stress increases cortisol secretion leading to irregular bleeding. [ 19 ] In our study, approximately 50% of the girls had some kind of restriction imposed on them during periods which was similar to a previous study where almost 70% of girls were restricted to do household work or attend temples or schools during periods. [ 6 ] Various studies have reported similar observations regarding restrictions during periods in our country.…”

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Knowledge and awareness regarding menstruation and HIV/AIDS among schoolgoing adolescent girls

Jain

Anand

Dhyani

et al. 2017

J Family Med Prim Care

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Introduction:Menstruation in our country is associated with various myths and restrictions leading to lack of awareness among adolescent girls. Insufficient menstrual hygiene practices are the cause of stress associated with menstruation and reproductive tract infections. Sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS are not openly discussed in our society making adolescents vulnerable to them.Aim:To assess the knowledge of school going adolescent girls regarding menstrual hygiene and HIV/AIDS.Materials and Methods:Girls studying in class 8th-12th standard and who have attained menarche were included in the study. A predesigned questionnaire, which consisted of questions related to menstrual awareness and knowledge about HIV/AIDS was used for data collection. Data was analysed using SPSS software and results were interpreted into percentages.Results:282 girls took part in the study. Mean age of girls was 14.70 ± 1.5 years. Median age of girls was 15 years. Knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene and HIV/AIDS was found to be only satisfactory leaving a scope of improvement. Mother was the main source of information regarding both menstruation and HIV/AIDS.Conclusion:A comprehensive health education programme involving mothers is required to remove various misconceptions and taboos associated with menstruation and make it a pleasant experience for adolescent girls. Information, education and awareness programmes need to be strengthened to spread awareness regarding HIV/AIDS.

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Knowledge and awareness regarding menstruation and HIV/AIDS among schoolgoing adolescent girls

Jain

Anand

Dhyani

et al. 2017

J Family Med Prim Care

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“…Previous studies have shown that when a woman is stressed, her adrenal glands secrete the hormone cortisol, which may disrupt normal hormone function and cause irregular bleeding. 43 …”

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The effect of a school-based educational intervention on menstrual health: an intervention study among adolescent girls in Bangladesh

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ObjectivesTo assess the impact of a school-based menstrual education programme on: (1) menstrual knowledge, beliefs and practices, (2) menstrual disorders experienced, and (3) restrictions on menstruating adolescents.DesignIntervention study.SettingAraihazar area, Bangladesh.Participants416 adolescent female students aged 11–16 years, in grade 6–8, and living with their parents.InterventionsA school-based health education study conducted from April 2012 to April 2013.Primary and secondary outcome measuresWe randomly selected 3 of 26 high schools in the study area. We delivered 6 months of educational intervention by trained (by an obstetrician and gynaecologist) research assistants (RAs) on menstrual hygiene among school girls. RAs read the questionnaire and participants answered. The changes in knowledge, beliefs and practices regarding menstruation, menstrual disorders experienced, and the restrictions and behaviours practiced by menstruating adolescents were compared between the baseline and the follow-up assessments.ResultsAfter health education, participants reported a significant improvement (p<0.001) in ‘high knowledge and beliefs’ scores compared to baseline (51% vs 82.4%). Significant improvement was also observed in overall good menstrual practices (28.8% vs 88.9%), including improvements in using sanitary pads (22.4% change after the intervention), frequency of changing pads/cloths per day (68.8%), drying the used absorbent (77.6%), methods of disposing of the used absorbent (25.5%), and cleaning of genitalia (19.2%). During the follow-up, the participants reported significant improvements in the regularity of their menstrual cycle (94.5% vs 99.5%) and fewer complications during menstruation (78.6% vs 59.6%).ConclusionsThe programme produced significant changes in the knowledge, beliefs and practices of menstrual hygiene, complications from lack of hygiene, and the behaviour and restrictions of the menstruating adolescents. These results demonstrate the feasibility of implementing a health education programme for adolescents on menstrual hygiene in secondary schools serving rural Bangladesh.

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“…Cervical and ovarian cancers are malignancies of female reproductive organs. 116 Cervical cancer is unstoppable growth of abnormal tissue within the cervix of the uterus. HeLa cells, derived from an aggressive cervical adenocarcinoma, are a commonly used cervical cancer cell line.…”

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Dielectrophoresis-based microfluidic platforms for cancer diagnostics

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The recent advancement of dielectrophoresis (DEP)-enabled microfluidic platforms is opening new opportunities for potential use in cancer disease diagnostics. DEP is advantageous because of its specificity, low cost, small sample volume requirement, and tuneable property for microfluidic platforms. These intrinsic advantages have made it especially suitable for developing microfluidic cancer diagnostic platforms. This review focuses on a comprehensive analysis of the recent developments of DEP enabled microfluidic platforms sorted according to the target cancer cell. Each study is critically analyzed, and the features of each platform, the performance, added functionality for clinical use, and the types of samples, used are discussed. We address the novelty of the techniques, strategies, and design configuration used in improving on existing technologies or previous studies. A summary of comparing the developmental extent of each study is made, and we conclude with a treatment of future trends and a brief summary.

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What Every Woman Should Know about Cervical Cancer

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Knowledge and awareness regarding menstruation and HIV/AIDS among schoolgoing adolescent girls

Knowledge and awareness regarding menstruation and HIV/AIDS among schoolgoing adolescent girls

The effect of a school-based educational intervention on menstrual health: an intervention study among adolescent girls in Bangladesh

Dielectrophoresis-based microfluidic platforms for cancer diagnostics

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