Knowledge, health beliefs, and preventive behavior regarding cervical cancer among Turkish women: a cross sectional stud
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Knowledge, health beliefs, and preventive behavior regarding cervical cancer among Turkish women: a cross sectional study Nukhet Kırag 1 Received: 27 January 2020 / Accepted: 22 September 2020 # Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract Aim This study aimed to evaluate knowledge, health belief, and preventive behavior regarding cervical cancer among Turkish Women. Subjects and methods This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from May to June 2019 in the province of Aydın, Turkey, with a total of 131 women. The data were collected using questionnaires filled out by the participants and the Cancer Information Overload Scale and The Turkish version of the Cervical Cancer and HPV Awareness Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using t test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation analysis performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20. Results It is seen from the results of the study that married women, women who have been sexually active before, and women who had at least one pregnancy had a higher Cancer Information Overload Scale score (p < 0.05). This study showed that 56.8% of participants had not undergone a Pap smear test. Women with active smoking were less likely than those without active smoking to have a perceived seriousness score (15.82 ± 4.25 vs 18.19 ± 4.56). Women who had a Pap smear test were more likely than those who had not had a Pap smear test to have a perceived seriousness score (19.78 ± 3.61 vs 17.30 ± 4.94). (p < 0.05). Conclusion There is a need for more participation in the Pap smear test. This study showed a high level of perceived seriousness increased Pap smear test screening. Aside from studies evaluating the knowledge and practice level of the population in cervical cancer, interventional studies promoting the development of preventive behaviors would contribute significantly to the literature. Keywords Cervical cancer . Women . Pap smear . Healt belief
Introduction Cervical cancer is a significant public health problem worldwide. (Getahun et al. 2013). Globally, cervical cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer occurring in women, ranks second in women living in developing and underdeveloped countries, and is the second most common cause of cancer death in women in the 15–44 years age group. Every year, 527,624 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 265,672 die from the disease, with the majority of deaths
* Nukhet Kırag [email protected] 1
Faculty of Nursing, Public Health Nursing Department, Adnan Menderes University, Kepez Mevkii 09010 EFELER/AYDIN, Aydın, Turkey
occurring in low and moderate-income countries (Pisani et al. 2002; Haghshenas et al. 2013). Cervical cancer is the fifth most common form of cancer in women aged 15–44 years in Turkey. Every year, 1686 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 663 die from the disease. The age-standardized incidence rate of cervical cancer is 4.3 per 1 million women in Turkey (Güner and Taşkıran 2007). Various risk factors have been identified for ce
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