The purpose of this research was to investigate how the knowledge and attitudes have influence in Cervical Cancer (CC) screening among Venezuelan women, by realizing a cross-sectional descriptive study based on a structured non disguised questionnaire with closed ended questions: yes/no questions and multiple choices. The survey was performed on 691 volunteers, of which 595 were analyzed. Each ...

Screening is the main strategy for secondary prevention of uterine cervical cancer. Cytological screening, Pap test, has led to a significant reduction in the incidence of and mortality from cervical cancer[1]. Conventional Pap test was introduced into Korea in the late 1950’s and has contributed to early detection of precancerous lesions and cervical cancer. Korean National Cancer Screening Pr...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of health care access and socioeconomic determinants on Pap smear screening in Latin America. METHODS Individual-level data was collected from the Demographic and Health Surveys in Bolivia, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago between 1987 and 2008. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identif...

abstract background: screening is a necessity for country health systems. in undeveloped countries that have no screening programs, cervical carcinoma is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity. although cervical cancer is preventable it is poorly controlled in some countries. the main cause of it is unawareness of people from cervical cancer and screening methods. methods: the targe...

background the mammograms and papanicolaou (pap) test of women aged 25 to 64 years are iran’s national strategy for breast and cervical cancer screening, respectively. widespread primary care services are supplied through a network of primary health centers; nonetheless, little is known about breast and cervical cancer screening-related practices among healthcare workers in hospitals. objective...

objective: the pap smear is a reliable, inexpensive and effective screening test for cervical cancer; the second most common cancer among women worldwide. we aimed to determine women’s knowledge, attitudes and practice towards pap smear and barriers for the screening in a public hospital. materials and methods: this study, was carried out on 350  outpatient married women reffering for a visit a...

Our study evaluates the effect of an educational programme on awareness and uptake of the cervical cancer screening test (Pap smear) by women in a model market in Lagos, Nigeria. This was a quasi-experimental study using a multistage sampling technique. A total of 350 women were divided into two groups. A baseline survey on awareness of the Pap test and screening practices was carried out using...

OBJECTIVE To estimate costs and outcomes of conventional annual Papanicolaou (Pap) test screening compared with biennial Pap test plus speculoscopy (PPS) screening for cervical neoplasms. DESIGN A Markov model compared cost-effectiveness and outcomes of annual Pap tests with biennial PPS. The model includes direct costs of screening, diagnostic testing, and treatment for squamous intraepithei...