Poziom wiedzy na temat raka szyjki macicy wśród kobiet
Journal Title: Innowacje w Pielęgniarstwie i Naukach o Zdrowiu - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction. Mortality in cervical cancer in Poland is one of the major oncological problems. Aim. Evaluation of women's knowledge about the risk factors for cervical cancer and the possibility of preventing cancer through preventive examinations. Material and methods. The study was carried out online. 135 women participated in the study. The research tool applied - the survey questionnaire containing 20 questions concerning the subject of the study. Information gathered in 135 survey questionnaires was analyzed. Based on the information obtained, statistical tables and graphs showing the distribution of the analyzed features were prepared. The women surveyed gave their consent and willingness to participate in the study and were informed of the anonymity of the study. Results. In the study, 74% of women think that cytology is the best way to detectany abnormalities. The highest number of respondents who declared this were aged 21-30 and 41-50. As many as 39% of women had never been examined for the early detection of cervical cancer and 12% do not remember when the study took place. Less than half (42%) had a cytology caleradication performed in the last 3 years and approximately 7% of the women had it done within the last 3-5 years. Half of women know what frequency of cytology performance should be, unfortunately the other half are not awareofit. The doctor or the midwife (26%) were referred to as a source of information concerning cervical cancer, half of the women surveyed(52%) relied on their own knowledge, where as the remaining 22% declared that they were not interested in the issue related to the cancer it self and its prevention. Conclusions. The studies show thatwomen'sknowledgeaboutcervicalcancerpreventionisunsatisfactory. Lack of knowledge was typical for younger women under 20 years of age. Only 42% of the women under go prophylactic cervical screening. Actions promoting cancer prevention are rarely performed and have insufficient publicity due to which a small percentage of women area ware of the action being performed.
Authors and Affiliations
Paula Jankowska, Marzena Kikolska, Martyna Kwiatkowska, Dorota Kochman, Mariola Głowacka
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