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http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.10.6055

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

Bekar, Mine (Midwifery Department, Faculty of Health Science, Cumhuriyet University)
Guler, Handan (Midwifery Department, Faculty of Health Science, Cumhuriyet University)
Evcili, Funda (Midwifery Department, Faculty of Health Science, Cumhuriyet University)
Demirel, Gulbahtiyar (Midwifery Department, Faculty of Health Science, Cumhuriyet University)
Duran, Ozlem (Midwifery Department, Faculty of Health Science, Cumhuriyet University)
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention / v.14, no.10, 2013 , pp. 6055-6059 More about this Journal
Abstract
The current study determines the knowledge of female course attendees of the "Municipality Cultural Center for Women", located in the city center of Sivas, Turkey, and their attitudes regarding gynecological cancer prevention. The participants of the study include 497 women attending one of the two Municipality Cultural Centers situated in the city center of Sivas. In this study, the sample was not selected; all participants were encompassed within the scope of our research. A total of 418 female course attendees who volunteered to participate in the research were identified as the sample. The data were collected during the months March-June 2011, by a questionnaire developed by the researchers. To compare the distribution of the collected data "Anova", "two independent t test examples" and "chi square test" were used. The research indicates that 45.1% of the women had had gynecological examination as a consequence of a physical disorder. The reason for 54.9% of the women to have gynecological examination is to have been scanned to check for gynecological cancer, 51.2% had a pap smear test. Some 34.9% of them had obtained information about cervical cancer, 39.7% via radio, television or internet and 36.3% from a doctor. Age, education level and marital status of the women participating in this study demonstrated statistically significant correlations (p<0.05) with gynecological examination and undergoing a pap smear test.
Keywords
Gynecological cancer; women; knowledge; examination; Pap smear test;
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