Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Tunisian women in terms of screening for breast cancer and that of the cervix

Bouslah, Sarra; Soltani, M.S.; Salah, Afif Ben; Sriha, Asma Belguith

doi:10.1007/s11839-014-0460-8

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“…Women's knowledge about GBC was under the influence of some socio-demographic factors such as residence, education level and occupation. These results are similar to those found by Bouslah S. et al in Tunisia in 2014 [8] who showed that women's knowledge about cervical cancer was under the influence of socio-demographic factors. GBCs are pathologies little known by women in the commune of Glazoué in Benin.…”

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Factors Associated with Knowledge, Attitude, Practice of Women of Childbearing Age towards Gynecological and Breast Cancer in Glazoué, Benin in 2021

Hounkponou¹,

Vodouhe²,

Klipkezo³

et al. 2023

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Introduction: Gynaecological and breast cancers (GBC) are the most frequent and most serious cancers of women. They are frequent in Benin with an average of 108.5 cases per year. Objective: To identify factors associated with women's knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding GBC. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, prospective, descriptive and analytical study. Women of childbearing age residing in the commune of Glazoué in Benin for at least six months were included. The WHO cluster sampling technique was used. The Bruno De Finetti postulate and the Likert scale were used to study women's knowledge, attitudes and practices. Data were collected and analysed using Epi Data 3.1 and Epi info 7.2.2.6 software. Results: A total of 540 women were registered. The mean age was 27.1 ± 8.84 years with extremes of 15 and 49 years. They were married (61.1%), had secondary education (40.2%) and lived in urban areas (61.9%). They had a low level of knowledge (75.4%), an adapted attitude (93.0%) and poor practice (88.9%). Occupation (p = 0.000), level of education (p = 0.007) and place of residence (p = 0.001) significantly influenced knowledge of GBC. The attitude was adequate (93%) and the practice was poor (88.9%). Inappropriate attitude was significantly associated with the level of education (p = 0.006). Conclusion: Women in the commune of Glazoué in Benin have a low level of knowledge of GBC with an adapted attitude and poor practice. Several factors are associated, hence the need to take them into account to facilitate GBC screening.

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“…The attitude was appropriate (93.0%). This rate is similar to that found in Tunisia in 2014 which was 93.9% [8]. The level of education was significantly associated with the level of adapted attitude of the participants (p = 0.006).…”

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Factors Associated with Knowledge, Attitude, Practice of Women of Childbearing Age towards Gynecological and Breast Cancer in Glazoué, Benin in 2021

Hounkponou¹,

Vodouhe²,

Klipkezo³

et al. 2023

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“…Cependant en Tunisie dans les recherches de Bouslah la situation n'était pas meilleure, le recours au dépistage du cancer du col de l'utérus était de 22,1%. [1] et, la pratique du dépistage était fortement corrélée à sa connaissance, à la participation aux séances d'éducation pour la santé et au niveau d'étude. Suite à la participation à ces séances, 98, 5% des femmes devenaient motivées à se faire dépister.…”

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“…Les cancers gynécologiques constituent les cancers les plus fréquents et les plus graves parmi la population féminine mondiale [1]. Le cancer du col de l'utérus par sa fréquence, se place au deuxième rang des cancers féminins dans le monde après le cancer du sein.…”

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Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques des femmes en âge de procréer du District de Santé de la Mifi sur la prévention du cancer du col de l’utérus, Cameroun

Dakenyo¹,

Vogue²,

Tsakoue³

et al. 2018

Pan Afr Med J

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Introduction Décrire les connaissances, les attitudes et les pratiques des femmes en âge de procréer sur la prévention du cancer du col de l'utérus. Méthodes Il s'est agi d'une étude transversale descriptive menée chez les femmes en âges de procréer. Les données ont été collectées face à face à l'aide d'un questionnaire. L'analyse a été faite par épi info version 7.1.3.3 avec un intervalle de confiance de 95%. Résultats Il ressort de notre étude que 78,11%(464/594) de femmes connaissaient l'existence du cancer du col de l'utérus. Mais 58,59% et 60,27% de femmes ne connaissaient aucun facteur de risque et moyen de prévention respectivement. Seulement 7% connaissent l'existence d'un vaccin. Concernant l'attitude, 31,31% (186/594) avaient déjà désiré les informations sur la prévention du cancer du col de l'utérus, 26,94% (160/594) ont eu l'initiative de faire le test de dépistage et seulement 7,41% (44/594) ont fait le dépistage. Les difficultés évoquées étaient principalement le manque d'information 69,82% et le moyen de sensibilisation le plus fréquemment cité était les medias 75,9%. Conclusion Malgré le bon niveau de connaissance sur l'existence du cancer du col de l'utérus, le niveau d'information sur les facteurs de risque et les moyens de prévention restent faibles. Le programme de sensibilisation devait être axé sur les facteurs de risque, les moyens de prévention et l'organisation des campagnes de dépistage. Ces informations peuvent permettre d'améliorer la planification des interventions de prévention.

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“…Therefore, early detection is the main way to fight this cancer because it improves chances of cancer survival. Developing countries do not always have means and material resources to adequately manage cervical cancer, and consequently screening is unorganized and survival is low [31]. In our study, 63.70% of patients were married women or widows.…”

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Descriptive epidemiology of uterine cervix cancer at the medical oncology unit of the Yaoundé general hospital-Cameroon

Nguendo

Tchinda

2019

GSC Biol. and Pharm. Sci.

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Uterine cervix cancer is the most common cancer found worldwide, mostly in developing countries. In Africa as well as in the Caribbean, it represents the second cause of mortality, just after maternal mortality. In Cameroon, data on cervix cancer are erratic, whereas the incidence of the disease is increasing. This paper is designed to define the epidemiological features of uterine cervix cancer, since it could help identifying behavioral, environmental and genetic risks factors involved in its development. A 4-year retrospective study of patients seen with the diagnosis of cervix cancer at the Medical Oncology unit of the Yaoundé General Hospital between January 2012 and December 2015. Then a prospective study was conducted among health professionals working in the same oncological unit in 2017. The demographic pattern (age of patients, socio professional activity, marital status), clinical features (cancer diagnosis), treatment modalities and outcome were studied. Of the 7775 patients enrolled in the study, 3.61% (n = 281) were carriers of uterine cervix cancer. We noted a relatively large annual growth of cases and the annual average was 27 cases. The average age of our patients was 55.46 years with extreme ages ranging from 23 to 88 years Carcinoma of the cervix occurs much more frequently among women of lower income and education level. Although several risk factors were suspected in our study such as age, sexual factors (including STIs), none of them really testify their responsibility in the genesis of the cancer. However, improving the effective management of different patients suffering from cervix cancer requires an improvement in the conditions for the early and voluntary detection of people at risk, and the quality of care administered to patients.

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Tunisian women in terms of screening for breast cancer and that of the cervix

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Factors Associated with Knowledge, Attitude, Practice of Women of Childbearing Age towards Gynecological and Breast Cancer in Glazoué, Benin in 2021

Factors Associated with Knowledge, Attitude, Practice of Women of Childbearing Age towards Gynecological and Breast Cancer in Glazoué, Benin in 2021

Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques des femmes en âge de procréer du District de Santé de la Mifi sur la prévention du cancer du col de l’utérus, Cameroun

Descriptive epidemiology of uterine cervix cancer at the medical oncology unit of the Yaoundé general hospital-Cameroon

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Tunisian women in terms of screening for breast cancer and that of the cervix

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Factors Associated with Knowledge, Attitude, Practice of Women of Childbearing Age towards Gynecological and Breast Cancer in Glazou&#233;, Benin in 2021

Factors Associated with Knowledge, Attitude, Practice of Women of Childbearing Age towards Gynecological and Breast Cancer in Glazou&#233;, Benin in 2021

Connaissances, attitudes et pratiques des femmes en âge de procréer du District de Santé de la Mifi sur la prévention du cancer du col de l’utérus, Cameroun

Descriptive epidemiology of uterine cervix cancer at the medical oncology unit of the Yaoundé general hospital-Cameroon

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Factors Associated with Knowledge, Attitude, Practice of Women of Childbearing Age towards Gynecological and Breast Cancer in Glazoué, Benin in 2021

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