1.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev
; 13(10): 4901-3, 2012.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23244078
RESUMO
To assess the awareness of cervical cancer among couples, data were collected from two urban slums community in Mumbai. A total of 1958 married women aged from 18 to 49 and their husbands were selected using simple random sampling. Women (37.7%) were significantly more aware of cervical cancer than husbands (8.7%). A slight agreement (kappa statistics=0.16) was observed between husbands and wives on awareness of cervical cancer. Significantly higher percentages of wives were aware of pap smear test than husbands. Overall, awareness of cervical cancer and pap smear test among couples is low. There is need to educate and motivate both of them to participate in cervical cancer screening program.
Assuntos
Conscientização , Detecção Precoce de Câncer , Características da Família , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Teste de Papanicolaou , Neoplasias do Colo do Útero/prevenção & controle , Esfregaço Vaginal/estatística & dados numéricos , Adolescente , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Áreas de Pobreza , Fatores de Risco , Neoplasias do Colo do Útero/diagnóstico , Neoplasias do Colo do Útero/psicologia , Adulto Jovem
2.
Diagn Cytopathol
; 38(1): 34-5, 2010 Jan.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19217051