Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) toward Cervical Cancer Screening among Adama Science and Technology University Female Students, Ethiopia.

IF 1.6 Q4 ONCOLOGY
International Journal of Breast Cancer Pub Date : 2022-01-13 eCollection Date: 2022-01-01 DOI:10.1155/2022/2490327
Almaz Tadesse, Mesfin Tafa Segni, Hailu Fekadu Demissie
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Abstract

Background: Cervical cancer is a complication of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. Eighty percent of the cases occur in low-resource countries. According to the 2009 World Health Organization report, the age-adjusted incidence rate of cervical cancer in Ethiopia was 35.9 per 100,000 patients with 7619 annual number of new cases and 60-81 deaths every year. The study is aimed at assessing the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice concerning cervical cancer among female students at Adama Science and Technology University. Methodology. An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted among 667Adama Science and Technology University female students. A simple random sampling method was used to select the respondents. Structured self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection.

Results: About 404 (60.6%) of the participants heard about cervical cancer, 478 (71.7%) had positive attitude towards cervical cancer screening, and only 15 (2.2%) participants were screened for cervical cancer. Lack of information about cervical cancer was the most reported reason for not attending to cervical cancer screening. Conclusion and Recommendation. The study showed that there was low knowledge on cervical cancer and screening for premalignant lesion among women. There is a need to promote and encourage women to early cervical cancer screening at precancerous stage by informing their susceptibility to cervical cancer.

埃塞俄比亚Adama科技大学女生宫颈癌筛查的知识、态度和实践(KAP)
背景:宫颈癌是人类乳头瘤病毒(HPV)感染的并发症,是世界范围内女性第二大常见癌症。80%的病例发生在资源匮乏的国家。根据世界卫生组织2009年的报告,埃塞俄比亚经年龄调整的宫颈癌发病率为每10万名患者35.9例,每年有7619例新病例,60-81例死亡。这项研究的目的是评估阿道玛科技大学女学生对宫颈癌的知识、态度和行为水平。方法。本研究对安道麦科技大学6667名女大学生进行了基于机构的横断面调查。采用简单的随机抽样方法选择调查对象。采用结构化自我管理问卷进行数据收集。结果:约404人(60.6%)听说过宫颈癌,478人(71.7%)对宫颈癌筛查持积极态度,仅有15人(2.2%)接受过宫颈癌筛查。缺乏有关子宫颈癌的资料是不参加子宫颈癌普查的最主要原因。结论和建议。该研究表明,女性对宫颈癌和癌前病变筛查的认识较低。有必要通过告知妇女对子宫颈癌的易感性,促进和鼓励她们在癌前阶段进行早期子宫颈癌筛查。
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期刊介绍: International Journal of Breast Cancer is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that provides a forum for scientists, clinicians, and health care professionals working in breast cancer research and management. The journal publishes original research articles, review articles, and clinical studies related to molecular pathology, genomics, genetic predisposition, screening and diagnosis, disease markers, drug sensitivity and resistance, as well as novel therapies, with a specific focus on molecular targeted agents and immune therapies.
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