Are female doctors aware of cervical cancer?

Eke, Remziye Nur; Sezik, Handan Atsız; Özen, Mehmet

doi:10.5222/terh.2016.053

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“…Since they do not contain the virus genome, HPV vaccines do not cause any cervical lesions or cancer. Systemic immune response occurs after vaccination, so the post-vaccine immune response is stronger [17]. One of the essential points of this study was that HPV vaccines do not cause any diseases.…”

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What do we know about cervical cancer and HPV vaccines? A cross-sectional questionnaire evaluated by midwives and nurses

ENGİNDENİZ¹,

SİMSEK²,

DİNÇGEZ³

2022

Journal of Surgery and Medicine

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Background/Aim: Cervical cancer is a preventable disease by appropriate screening programs, treatment of pre-invasive lesions, and vaccination. Thus, the knowledge of healthcare providers about this issue is crucial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of nurses and midwives who were working in the obstetrics and gynecology department about cervical cancer, screening programs, and human papillomavirus vaccination. Methods: The questionnaire comprising 17 questions about cervical cancer, screening programs, and the human papillomavirus that was created by the authors, was applied to midwives and nurses working in Bursa online. All participants were informed about the answers, cervical cancer and HPV vaccines adequately after finishing the questionnaire. Results:The number of participants volunteering to answer the survey was 510. Of these, the rate of participants claiming that cervical cancer is a preventable disease was 97.4%. Approximately 74% of them answered that the reason for cancer was a virus, and 97.8% said that it is screened with a cervical smear. Sixty percent of the participants answered the onset age of the cervical cancer screening program wrongly. There is a great lack of knowledge about the type of vaccines, administration age, and the population vaccinated. Only 2% of the participants had been vaccinated and 34% had offered the vaccination to someone. Conclusion:Midwives and nurses of the obstetrics and gynecology department working in Bursa have sufficient knowledge about cervical cancer, whereas they have a lack of knowledge about screening programmes and human papillomavirus vaccination. It is crucial to make everyone know that cervical cancer is preventable and that eradication is possible by vaccination. Community-based information about the cervical cancer screening program and HPV vaccines is essential.

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What do we know about cervical cancer and HPV vaccines? A cross-sectional questionnaire evaluated by midwives and nurses

ENGİNDENİZ¹,

SİMSEK²,

DİNÇGEZ³

2022

Journal of Surgery and Medicine

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“…Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu 2016 yılı verilerine göre ülkemizde 15 yaş ve üstü kadınların %69.3'ü hiç Pap smear testi yaptırmamıştır (53). Bu konu hakkında yapılan ulusal çalışmalar incelendiğinde ise kadınların; Pap smear testini daha önce hiç duymamış olma, hiç jinekolojik muayene olmama, bilgi eksikliği, testin gerekli olduğunu düşünmeme, utanma, işlemden ve jinekolojik muayene olmaktan korkma, kendini risk altında görmeme, mahremiyet algısı, ihmalkarlık, maddi yetersizliklere bağlı olarak sağlık hizmetine ulaşamama, menopoza girmiş olma gibi nedenlerden dolayı Pap smear testi yaptırmadıkları saptanmıştır (16,54,55,56,57,58).…”

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Kadınların Pap Smear Tarama Testini Yaptırmalarının Önündeki Engeller

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Today, the increase in the incidence rate of female cancers has become a public health problem and is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Cervical cancer, which is among the gynecological cancers, is a type of cancer that can be effectively controlled by screening. The Pap smear screening test, which enables cervical cancer to be diagnosed in the premalignant stage and incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer to decrease, is easy to perform and cost-effective test. It was found that the incidence of cervical cancer has decreased significantly in the communities, where the Pap smear test is known and adopted. Not having a Pap smear test is the biggest obstacle to the prevention of cervical cancer. If a woman has never had a Pap smear in her life, the risk of getting cervical cancer increases by 1%. Inadequate education and awareness, cultural problems, economic reasons, misperception about cervical cancer and gynecological examination, psychosocial and demographic characteristics negatively affect women's attitude towards Pap smear test. Accordingly, women never have a Pap smear screening test or they do not adhere to recommended screening intervals. This review was carried out to reveal the obstacles preventing women from having a Pap smear test.

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Medical School Students about Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) And HPV Vaccine

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Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi

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Objective The objective of study was to measure the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and HPV vaccine and to detect the HPV vaccination status of medical school students. Material and Methods This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on students in a medical school. A sociodemographic data form and HPV Knowledge Scale were used in the study. Statistical analysis was done using chi-square, independent samples t-test, one-way test ANOVA. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistical significance, with a 95% CI. Results Of the 518 students who participated in the study, 57.9% were women, and 61.6% were preclinical students. Rates of smoking (p=0.018) and alcohol consumption (p=0.001) and sexual activity status (p

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Are female doctors aware of cervical cancer?

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What do we know about cervical cancer and HPV vaccines? A cross-sectional questionnaire evaluated by midwives and nurses

What do we know about cervical cancer and HPV vaccines? A cross-sectional questionnaire evaluated by midwives and nurses

Kadınların Pap Smear Tarama Testini Yaptırmalarının Önündeki Engeller

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Medical School Students about Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) And HPV Vaccine

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