Attitude and awareness of Iranian women: a cross sectional study in the south of Tehran

سال انتشار: 1397
نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
زبان: انگلیسی
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تاریخ نمایه سازی: 21 بهمن 1397

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Introduction: cervical cancer is the most common cancer of the genitalia of women and is the second most common cancer in women is the world.so timely diagnosis and appropriate treatments for this disease can be dramatically reduced its mortality rate in recent years. During these years, the diagnosis of the lesion is possible only with the Pap smear test which is a cytological test and examines the cripple cells from the surface cervical epithelium. Because lack of awareness, social and cultural barriers is an obstacle to participating in screening programs. Therefor, this study was conducted to investigate the public’s awareness of the role of Pap smear in preventing the disease.Methods: this cross sectional study was performed on women that referred to South Tehran Health Center between August 2018 and September 2018. Sample size of this study was 100 and sampling method was census method. Data collection was used by questioner of similar study. Analysis of data used by SPSS version 25.Results: The results of this report indicate that among the 100 married women participating, only 1.46% performed the Pap smear test, of which the average age is 34.82%.according to the lowest and the highest age it was identified(17-61).of the participants in the report, 23.6% have not performed the Pap smear test for the time being.34.5% of them, once did a Pap smear test.23.6% of them ,tested twice in the age group(27-57).there was also no significant relationship between the level of knowledge of people with cervical cancer and its prevention method.Conclusion: considering the low awareness of the community about the Pap smear, it is suggested that training programs be carried out to raise public awareness of the Pap smear for the implementation of the Pap smear for disease prevention so that in the future we can take a positive step towards improving the health of the people.

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Katayoun Rezaeian

Midwife, South Tehran Health Center, Tehran, Iran

Aazam Nouri

Midwife, South Tehran Health Center, Tehran, Iran

Parisa Ranjbar Shams

Midwife, South Tehran Health Center, Tehran, Iran