Awareness of cervical cancer, Papanicolaou's smear and its utilisation among female undergraduates in Ibadan.
Afr J Reprod Health
; 8(3): 68-80, 2004 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-17348326
ABSTRACT
A survey was conducted among 421 undergraduates of the University of Ibadan using self-administered questionnaires probing into their risk factors for neoplastic cervical lesions, awareness of cervical cancer, Papanicolaou's smear and its utilisation. The percentage of sexually active respondents was 81.5%. Sexual exposure before the age of 20 years occurred in 51.7%. The mean age at sexual debut was 18.8 years while the modal age was 18 years. Fifty seven per cent had multiple sexual partners, but only 38.1% used condoms. Seventy one per cent were aware of cervical cancer, while only 33.5% were aware of Papanicolaou's smear. Awareness was found to be more among medical students and the married ones. On the other hand, only 8.3% of them had ever done a Papanicolaou's smear. There is a need to increase awareness and incorporate cervical screening into the pre-existing university health services. Also, logistic barriers to cervical screening need to be removed.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estudantes
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Esfregaço Vaginal
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Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde
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Neoplasias do Colo do Útero
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Afr J Reprod Health
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA REPRODUTIVA
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Nigéria