Comprehensive knowledge about cervical cancer is low among women in Northwest Ethiopia.

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      Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100967800 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2407 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712407 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Cancer Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: London : BioMed Central, [2001-
    • Subject Terms:
      Health Literacy*; Black People/*psychology ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice/*ethnology ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/*psychology ; Women's Health/*ethnology; Adolescent ; Adult ; Comprehension ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Ethiopia/epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Middle Aged ; Multivariate Analysis ; Patient Education as Topic ; Risk Factors ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/ethnology ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/therapy ; Young Adult
    • Abstract:
      Background: Cervical cancer is the first most common cancer in women in sub-Saharan Africa followed by breast cancer. In Ethiopia, the incidence of cervical cancer is high i.e. 35.9 per 100,000 women. Low level of awareness, lack of effective screening programs, overshadowed by other health priorities (such as acquired immune deficiency syndrome, tuberculosis and malaria) and insufficient attention to women's health are the possible factors for the observed higher incidence rate of cervical cancers in the country. Data on knowledge of Ethiopian women regarding cervical cancer is lacking. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of women about cervical cancer and associated factors.
      Methods: A community based cross-sectional survey was conducted from April 4-16, 2010 in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia. A total of 633 women aged 15 years and above were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaire by 8 trained data collectors and 2 supervisors. SPSS Windows version 15.0 was employed for data entry and analysis.
      Result: Of all the respondents, 495 (78.7%) of them had heard about cervical cancer and only 195 (31%) of them were knowledgeable about the disease.
      Conclusion: The knowledge of women on cervical cancer was found to be poor. Education about the disease must include information on risk factors, sign and symptoms of cervical cancer.
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    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20130104 Date Completed: 20130614 Latest Revision: 20221207
    • Publication Date:
      20240104
    • Accession Number:
      PMC3559275
    • Accession Number:
      10.1186/1471-2407-13-2
    • Accession Number:
      23282173