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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of women regarding pap smears - abstract
WEST INDIAN MED. J ; 46(Suppl 2): 30, Apr. 1997.
Artigo em Inglês | MedCarib | ID: med-2291
Biblioteca responsável: JM3.1
Localização: JM3.1; R18.W4
ABSTRACT
The aims of the study were to assess women's knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding cervical cancer and screening, to see how knowledge influences attitudes and how both influence practice, and to examine certain social and demographic correlates. Between January 29, 1996 and February 29, 1996, 209 female patients, aged 19 years and over, were interviewed in the Casualty Department of the University Hospital of the West Indies. A questionnaire measuring knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding Pap smears and cervical cancer and selected characteristics of the patients and their partners were administered by a single interviewer. Quota sampling methodology was employed. Most of the respondents (98 percent) had heard about Pap smears, but the majority did not know that its main purpose is to help in the prevention of cervical cancer, as opposed to its detection. Only a majority of patients knew what the cervix is and that it is the part of the body that Pap smears are concerned with. The majority of respondents had positive attitudes with respect to cervical screening. However, having positive attitudes and possessing knowledge about Pap smears did not significantly influence compliance with screening, and apathy accounted for a significant portion of non-compliance. If a nationwide screening programme is to be successful, patient motivation and behaviour modification will need to be addressed. (AU)
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Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Contexto em Saúde: ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar Problema de saúde: Meta 3.4: Reduzir as mortes prematuras devido doenças não transmissíveis Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Esfregaço Vaginal / Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde Tipo de estudo: Pesquisa qualitativa Limite: Adulto / Feminino / Humanos País/Região como assunto: Caribe Inglês / Jamaica Idioma: Inglês Revista: WEST INDIAN MED. J Ano de publicação: 1997 Tipo de documento: Artigo / Congresso e conferência
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Coleções: Bases de dados internacionais Contexto em Saúde: ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar Problema de saúde: Meta 3.4: Reduzir as mortes prematuras devido doenças não transmissíveis Base de dados: MedCarib Assunto principal: Esfregaço Vaginal / Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde Tipo de estudo: Pesquisa qualitativa Limite: Adulto / Feminino / Humanos País/Região como assunto: Caribe Inglês / Jamaica Idioma: Inglês Revista: WEST INDIAN MED. J Ano de publicação: 1997 Tipo de documento: Artigo / Congresso e conferência
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