Knowledge, attitude and practices related to prevention of cancer of the cervix among female health workers in Ibadan.
Knowledge, attitude and practices related to prevention of cancer of the cervix among female health workers in Ibadan.
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10.1080/0144361021000043272
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2003-01-01
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Omigbodun, A O
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Ayinde, O A;Omigbodun, A O
子宫颈癌虽然在很大程度上可以预防，但仍然是发展中国家癌症死亡的主要原因。这项研究的目的是了解女性保健工作者对宫颈癌的认识程度和预防措施的利用程度。对伊巴丹市三家医院的205名女医生、护士和医院女佣发放了一份包含20个项目的调查问卷，其中包括受访者在宫颈癌病因学和预防方面的特点和知识。医生对这种情况的了解程度很高，护士的了解程度令人惊讶地不足，而可以预见的是，医院女佣的了解程度很低（可能是由于缺乏正式的辅助医疗培训）。然而，93.2%的应答者从未做过子宫颈抹片检查。测试的不良利用与被调查者的职业、婚姻状况或医院无关。因此，有必要在保健工作者中加强预防宫颈癌的运动。
Cervical cancer, although largely preventable, remains a leading cause of cancer death in the developing world. The study was aimed at finding out the level of awareness of female health workers about cervical cancer and the level of utilisation of preventive measures. A 20-item questionnaire containing items on characteristics and knowledge of respondents on aetiology and prevention of cervical cancer was administered to a total of 205 female doctors, nurses and hospital maids in three hospitals within Ibadan metropolis. Knowledge about the condition was high among doctors, surprisingly inadequate among nurses and predictably poor among hospital maids (due possibly to lack of formal paramedical training). However, 93.2% of respondents have never had Pap smears performed. The poor utilisation of the test was independent of respondent's profession, marital status or hospital. Therefore, there is a need to intensify compaign towards prevention of cervical cancer even among health workers.