Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Health Belief Level in Women Applying to Cancer Early Diagnosis Screening and Training Center
Objective: This study was conducted to determine health belief levels of women who were living in a city center and applied to Cancer Early Diagnosis Screening and Training Center towards cervical cancer and pap smear tests and identify if the sociodemographic characteristics make a difference or no...
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| description | Objective: This study was conducted to determine health belief levels of women who were living in a city center and applied to Cancer Early Diagnosis Screening and Training Center towards cervical cancer and pap smear tests and identify if the sociodemographic characteristics make a difference or not. Methods: The population of the study consisted of women who applied to Cancer Early Diagnosis Screening and Training Center located in Bingöl city center for routine screening. The study was completed with 188 women. Personal Information Form and Health Belief Model Scale for Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test were used to collect the data of the study. Results:According to the study results, it was determined that the women had the highest mean score in pap smear barriers subscale and the lowest mean score in the cancer sensitivity subscale among subscales of Health Belief Model Scale for Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test. Conclusions:Most of the women participating in the study had not heard of HPV and pap smear test before, and never had a pap smear test. In addition, having heard of HPV before and knowing and having the pap smear test increased pap smear and cervical cancer benefit perception and decreased the barrier perception. In this context, the most important factor causing barrier perception towards pap smear test and cervical cancer is the lack of knowledge of women on this issue. Therefore, informing and providing counseling about pap smear test and cervical cancer by healthcare professionals is believed to be important. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6d90a7c12b15438ca1848efb47883d8b2024-01-21T07:40:14ZengSakarya UniversitySakarya Tıp Dergisi2146-409X2020-09-0110340641410.31832/smj.73084328Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Health Belief Level in Women Applying to Cancer Early Diagnosis Screening and Training CenterÇağla Yiğitbaş0Gülay Çelik1Aliye Bulut2GİRESUN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, EBELİK BÖLÜMÜ, EBELİK PR.BİNGÖL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİBİNGÖL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİObjective: This study was conducted to determine health belief levels of women who were living in a city center and applied to Cancer Early Diagnosis Screening and Training Center towards cervical cancer and pap smear tests and identify if the sociodemographic characteristics make a difference or not. Methods: The population of the study consisted of women who applied to Cancer Early Diagnosis Screening and Training Center located in Bingöl city center for routine screening. The study was completed with 188 women. Personal Information Form and Health Belief Model Scale for Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test were used to collect the data of the study. Results:According to the study results, it was determined that the women had the highest mean score in pap smear barriers subscale and the lowest mean score in the cancer sensitivity subscale among subscales of Health Belief Model Scale for Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test. Conclusions:Most of the women participating in the study had not heard of HPV and pap smear test before, and never had a pap smear test. In addition, having heard of HPV before and knowing and having the pap smear test increased pap smear and cervical cancer benefit perception and decreased the barrier perception. In this context, the most important factor causing barrier perception towards pap smear test and cervical cancer is the lack of knowledge of women on this issue. Therefore, informing and providing counseling about pap smear test and cervical cancer by healthcare professionals is believed to be important.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1083141servikal kanserpap smearerken tanıcervical cancerpap smearearly diagnosis |
| spellingShingle | Çağla Yiğitbaş Gülay Çelik Aliye Bulut Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Health Belief Level in Women Applying to Cancer Early Diagnosis Screening and Training Center Sakarya Tıp Dergisi servikal kanser pap smear erken tanı cervical cancer pap smear early diagnosis |
| title | Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Health Belief Level in Women Applying to Cancer Early Diagnosis Screening and Training Center |
| title_full | Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Health Belief Level in Women Applying to Cancer Early Diagnosis Screening and Training Center |
| title_fullStr | Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Health Belief Level in Women Applying to Cancer Early Diagnosis Screening and Training Center |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Health Belief Level in Women Applying to Cancer Early Diagnosis Screening and Training Center |
| title_short | Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Health Belief Level in Women Applying to Cancer Early Diagnosis Screening and Training Center |
| title_sort | cervical cancer and pap smear health belief level in women applying to cancer early diagnosis screening and training center |
| topic | servikal kanser pap smear erken tanı cervical cancer pap smear early diagnosis |
| url | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1083141 |
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