Awareness and utilization of Papanicoloau smear among health care workers in Maiduguri, Nigeria

Bakari, Maisaratu; Takai, Idris Usman; Bukar, Mohammed

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“…Socio-demographic variables like higher level of education (tertiary education) and occupational category (professionals) played a statistically significant role in awareness of Pap smear test in our study; age category and marital status did not significantly affect the knowledge. The study from Maiduguri [23] also found significant association between higher level of education and knowledge of Pap smear but unlike our study, they also found significant association with increased maternal age and high parity.…”

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“…Unfortunately, this study shows that the vast majority of the respondents (89.4%) were aware of the Pap smear test but utilization was poor (16.9%). This finding on awareness is in keeping with 93.5%, 87%, 79.8% and 94% reported among health workers in Abuja, Ilorin, Nnewi and Maiduguri respectively [2,6,20,23]. It is however higher than the 18.7% reported from Ibadan [24] and 19% reported from Jos [25]; these were however among female teachers and antenatal patients respectively.…”

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“…The very low utilization despite the high level of awareness has been postulated to be partly due to low / poor referral by attending physician [2,23]. However, many previous studies have reported a wide disparity between knowledge and utilization of Pap smear screening even among health personnel [2,6,20,23]. The 16.9% utilization of Pap smear in our study is slightly lower than the 23.3% reported from Maiduguri [23], but is much higher than 9.6% reported from the Abuja series [2], 0.3% from Ilorin [6] and 5.7% from Nnewi [20].…”

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“…However, many previous studies have reported a wide disparity between knowledge and utilization of Pap smear screening even among health personnel [2,6,20,23]. The 16.9% utilization of Pap smear in our study is slightly lower than the 23.3% reported from Maiduguri [23], but is much higher than 9.6% reported from the Abuja series [2], 0.3% from Ilorin [6] and 5.7% from Nnewi [20]. Socio-demographic variables like higher level of education (tertiary education) and occupational category (professionals) played a statistically significant role in awareness of Pap smear test in our study; age category and marital status did not significantly affect the knowledge.…”

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Knowledge, Uptake and Barriers to Pap Smear Test among Female Workers in the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Awoyesuku

Altraide

MacPepple

2019

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Background: Early screening for cervical cancer is a key intervention in reduction of maternal deaths. Health care workers have a significant role to improve cervical cancer screening practice among women. Their attitude and practice to such an issue might positively or negatively influence people they come into contact with. Objective: To determine the knowledge, uptake and barriers to Pap smear test among female workers in the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital. Methodology: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted between September and November 2015. A structured and pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect data from 265 female hospital workers on socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge of Pap smear, attitude towards, as well as utilization of Pap smear test. The data obtained were analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Results: Of the 265 respondents, 237 (89.4%) were aware of Pap smear while 28 (10.6%) had no knowledge; of those that had knowledge only 40 (16.9%) had Pap smear test done at least once Awoyesuku et al.; JAMMR, 30(4): 1-9, 2019; Article no.JAMMR.50502 2 previously. There is significant difference in the knowledge of Pap smear among the professionals and those with tertiary education. Common sources of information about Pap smear were Books (58.2%) and Medical Workers (50.6%). Most common reason for not wanting to be screened was No interest (43.6%). Conclusion: Although the knowledge of Pap smear is high, the uptake is low among hospital workers. To improve utilization, public health education on the need for health workers to take up screening is crucial as it will impact positively on the general populace. Original Research Article

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Knowledge, Uptake and Barriers to Pap Smear Test among Female Workers in the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

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Factors influencing cervical cancer screening practice among female health workers in Nigeria: A systematic review

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Background: Cervical cancer is the most prevalent gynaecologic cancer in Nigeria.Despite being largely preventable through screening, cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. To reduce the burden of cervical cancer in Nigeria, female health workers (FHWs) are expected to play an influential role in leading screening uptake and promoting access to cervical cancer education and screening. Aim: The aim of this systematic review is to assess the factors influencing cervical cancer screening (CCS) practice among FHWs in Nigeria. Methods: We conducted a systematic literature search across six (6) electronic databases namely MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, African Index Medicus, CINAHL, and Web of Science between May 2020 and October 2020. Reference list and grey literature search were conducted to complement database search. Four reviewers screened 3171 citations against the inclusion criteria and critically appraised the quality of eligible studies. Narrative synthesis was used in summarising data from included studies. Results: Overall, 15 studies met the inclusion criteria and were all quantitative crosssectional studies. Included studies sampled a total of 3392 FHWs in Nigeria. FHWs had a high level of knowledge and positive attitude towards CCS. However, CCS uptake was poor. Predominant barriers to CCS uptake were the cost of screening, fear of positive results, lack of test awareness, reluctance to screen, low-risk perception, and lack of time. In contrast, being married, increasing age, awareness of screening methods, and physician recommendation were the most documented facilitators. Conclusion: This study revealed that a complex interplay of socioeconomic, structural, and individual factors influences CCS among FHWs in Nigeria. Therefore, implementing holistic interventions targeting both health system factors such as cost of screening and infrastructure and individual factors such as low-risk perception and

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Knowledge, attitude and perception on cervical cancer screening among women attending ante-natal clinic in Owerri west L.G.A, South-Eastern Nigeria: A cross-sectional study

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Nwaokoro

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Awareness and utilization of Papanicoloau smear among health care workers in Maiduguri, Nigeria

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Knowledge, Uptake and Barriers to Pap Smear Test among Female Workers in the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Knowledge, Uptake and Barriers to Pap Smear Test among Female Workers in the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Factors influencing cervical cancer screening practice among female health workers in Nigeria: A systematic review

Knowledge, attitude and perception on cervical cancer screening among women attending ante-natal clinic in Owerri west L.G.A, South-Eastern Nigeria: A cross-sectional study

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