Cervical Cancer Relevant Knowledge and Preventive Behavior among Secondary School Females in Port Said City

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Maternity, Gynecology and obstetrics, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt

2 Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt.

3 Maternity, Gynecology and obstetrics, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt.

Abstract

Background: Cervical cancer remains a major public health problem, classifying
as the fourth mostly prevalent etiology of cancer incidence and mortality among
females all over the world. It is a preventable problem when applying suitable
surveying and prophylactic methods. Then, knowledge and awareness deficit cause
preventive methods loss. Objective: The current study aimed to assess cervical
cancer relevant knowledge and preventive behavior among secondary school
females in Port Said City. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in three
secondary schools in Port Said city. Participants were 250 female students selected
by systematic random sampling techniques. Data collected by questionnaires to
determine the knowledge of the adolescent girls on cervical cancer and its
prevention. Results: Only 21% of the students reported good knowledge level
concerning cervical cancer and 76.8% of the studied sample had inadequate level
of knowledge. The present study revealed unsatisfactory preventive behaviors
about cervical cancer. Conclusion and recommendation: The present study
revealed unsatisfactory cervical cancer and prevention behaviors knowledge as a
disease among the female students. Our research recommended that there is a need
for educational programs for secondary school females about cervical cancer and
prevention behaviors

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 12, Issue 1
March 2021
Pages 325-339

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