| Title |
A Study on Cervical Cancer Screening Amongst Nurses in Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Cancer Education, January 2011
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| DOI | 10.1007/s13187-010-0187-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
O. Awodele, A. A. A. Adeyomoye, D. F. Awodele, V. Kwashi, I. O. Awodele, D. C. Dolapo |
| Abstract |
Cancer of the cervix is the commonest genital tract malignancy in the female, and it has been ranked second to breast cancer. It has positive association with infection of human papillomavirus. Cervical cancer incidence and mortality have declined substantially in western countries following the introduction of screening programmes. This present study investigated the knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses in Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) towards cervical cancer screening as they are important health personnel that are suppose to educate women on the need for cervical cancer screening. The study is a descriptive cross-sectional survey of the knowledge, attitude and practice of 200 nurses in LUTH towards cervical cancer screening. The results obtained showed that 99% of the respondents were aware of cervical cancer and that 92% of the respondents were also aware of the causative organism of cervical cancer (human papillomavirus). Their major sources of information were through electronic media (43.9%) and health professionals (37.4%). Furthermore, the respondents were quiet aware of Pap smear (91%) as one of the screening techniques of cervical cancer and had good attitudes (89%) towards Pap smear, but most of them had never done it before. The study further revealed that majority of the respondents did not know colposcopy as one of the screening techniques for cervical cancer. Finally, it has been made known from this study that nurses have good knowledge of cervical cancer but have limited understanding of the types of cervical cancer screening techniques and poor disposition towards undergoing cervical cancer screening. It may thus be recommended that institutions should periodically organise seminars and training for health personnel especially the nurses which form a group of professionals that should give health education to women about cervical cancer. This training may be done as part of the orientation programme to newly employed staff. |
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| United States | 3 | 100% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Ethiopia | 1 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 192 | 98% |
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| Student > Master | 38 | 19% |
| Researcher | 20 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 19 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 9% |
| Other | 34 | 17% |
| Unknown | 49 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 82 | 42% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 24 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 3% |
| Psychology | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 14 | 7% |
| Unknown | 56 | 29% |
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