Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) toward Cervical Cancer Screening among Adama Science and Technology University Female Students, Ethiopia. (13th January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tadesse, Almaz; Tafa Segni, Mesfin; Demissie, Hailu Fekadu
• Other Names: Singh Arjun Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: International journal of breast cancer. Volume 2022(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-01-13
• Subjects: Breast -- Cancer -- Periodicals; Periodicals; Breast Neoplasms; Breast -- Cancer; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.99449
• DOI: 10.1155/2022/2490327
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-3170

Abstract

Abstract : Background . Cervical cancer is a complication of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. Eighty percent of the cases occur in low-resource countries. According to the 2009 World Health Organization report, the age-adjusted incidence rate of cervical cancer in Ethiopia was 35.9 per 100, 000 patients with 7619 annual number of new cases and 60-81 deaths every year. The study is aimed at assessing the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice concerning cervical cancer among female students at Adama Science and Technology University. Methodology . An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted among 667Adama Science and Technology University female students. A simple random sampling method was used to select the respondents. Structured self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. Results . About 404 (60.6%) of the participants heard about cervical cancer, 478 (71.7%) had positive attitude towards cervical cancer screening, and only 15 (2.2%) participants were screened for cervical cancer. Lack of information about cervical cancer was the most reported reason for not attending to cervical cancer screening. Conclusion and Recommendation . The study showed that there was low knowledge on cervical cancer and screening for premalignant lesion among women. There is a need to promote and encourage women to early cervical cancer screening at precancerous stage by informing their susceptibility to cervical cancer.