Comprehensive knowledge about cervical cancer is low among women in Northwest Ethiopia
Comprehensive knowledge about cervical cancer is low among women in Northwest Ethiopia
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DOI：
10.1186/1471-2407-13-2
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发表时间：
2013-01-02
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影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Birhanu, Zelalem
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作者：
Getahun, Frehiwot;Mazengia, Fekadu;Birhanu, Zelalem
背景：宫颈癌是撒哈拉以南非洲妇女最常见的癌症，其次是乳腺癌。在埃塞俄比亚，宫颈癌的发病率很高，每100 000名妇女中有35.9人。认识水平低、缺乏有效的筛查方案、被其他卫生优先事项（如获得性免疫缺陷综合症、结核病和疟疾）所掩盖以及对妇女健康关注不够，这些都是该国宫颈癌发病率较高的可能因素。缺乏关于埃塞俄比亚妇女对宫颈癌的了解的数据。本研究的目的是评估妇女对宫颈癌和相关factors.Methods的知识：一个基于社区的横断面调查进行了从2010年4月4日至16日在贡达尔镇，埃塞俄比亚西北部。由8名经过培训的数据收集员和2名监督员使用半结构式问卷对633名15岁及以上的妇女进行了访谈。结果：495人（78.7%）听说过宫颈癌，只有195人（31%）知道宫颈癌的相关知识。有关该疾病的教育必须包括关于宫颈癌的危险因素、体征和症状的信息。
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.