Determining the Knowledge of Women and Their Attitudes Regarding Gynecological Cancer Prevention

Association of Knowledge, Attitude and Demographic Variables with Cervical Pap Smear Practice in Nepal

“…Similarly, women in late childbearing age have cumulative knowledge about health care issues and opportunities of more hospital visits than younger women, which means they have more opportunity to undertake pap smear test with each hospital visit. A Turkish study, an Indian study and another study done in Nepal had similar finding regarding late child-bearing age (Bekar et al, 2013;Shekhar et al, 2013a;Shrestha et al, 2013). In contrast to our study, these two studies from Nepal and India and another study from Erzurum, Turkey showed women with high parity to have significantly better KAP values (Karabulutlu, 2013).…”

Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors of Women Over 20 Years Old on Cervix Cancer in Istanbul, Turkey

“…While studies conducted in developed countries, pap smear screening rates over 70% (Gonzalez et al, 2012;Shekhar et al, 2013;Suh et al, 2013), in developing countries, this ratio was below 70% (Imam et al, 2008;Gan and Dahlui, 2013;Wongwatcharanukul et al, 2014). In Turkey studies, ratios ranged between 9.4%-68.5% (Uysal and Birsel, 2009;Erbil et al, 2011;Demirhindi et al, 2012;Bekar et al, 2013;Coskun et al, 2013;Demirtas and Acikgoz, 2013;Dinc, 2013;Karabulutlu, 2013;Karadag et al, 2014;Sahin et al, 2014). Results of our study in Turkey are similar to the work done in developing countries.…”

“…At researches in literature, rate of knowledge of 'long-term use of birth control pills is one of the risk factors for cervical cancer' was between 5.2%-90.7% (Ghojazadeh et al, 2012;Getahun et al, 2013;Hoque et al, 2013;Al-Darwish et al, 2014). While studies in Turkey which's topic is about early age of first intercourse causing cervical cancer was between 2.9%-86.5% (Ertem, 2009;Uysal and Birsel, 2009;Bekar et al, 2013;Coskun et al, 2013;Sogukpınar et al, 2013;Karadag et al, 2014;Yilmazel and Duman, 2014). In studies conducted outside of Turkey the results was found between 18.3%-68.8% (Khoo et al, 2011;Hoque et al, 2013;Thippeveeranna et al, 2013;Al-Darwish et al, 2014;Kruiroongroj et al, 2014).…”

“…More than half of the women who participated in the study (68.0%) knew that Pap smear test is a screening test. In studies, the pap smear test awareness rates in women ranged between 26.7%-61.7% (Erbil et al, 2011;Gulten et al, 2012;Bekar et al, 2013;Karadag et al, 2014;Sahin et al, 2014).…”

“…Nearly half of the women (48.7%) Knowledge, Attitudes, Behavior of Women Regarding Cervix Cancer in Istanbul, Turkey answered correctly to the statement of 'Cervical cancer vaccines exist'. The ratios for knowledge of existence of vaccine for cervical cancer were between 17.1% -78.4% (Uysal and Birsel, 2009;Khoo et al, 2011;Ersan et al, 2012;Reis et al, 2012;Bekar et al ., 2013;Ortashi et al, 2013;Sahin et al, 2014;Wen et al, 2014;Yilmazel and Duman, 2014). In the literature there were both higher and lower results.…”