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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Awareness of HPV and cervical cancer prevention among Cameroonian healthcare workers
BMC Women's Health, Volume 11, Article 45, Year 2011
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Background: Cervical cancer, although largely preventable, remains the most common cause of cancer mortality among women in low-resource countries.The objective of this study was to assess knowledge and awareness of cervical cancer prevention among Cameroonian healthcare workers.Methods: A cross-sectional self-administered questionnaire in 5 parts with 46 items regarding cervical cancer etiology and prevention was addressed to healthcare workers in six hospitals of Yaoundé, Cameroon. The investigators enlisted heads of nursing and midwifery to distribute questionnaires to their staff, recruited doctors individually, in hospitals and during conferences and distributed questionnaires to students in Yaoundé University Hospital and Medical School. Eight hundred and fifty questionnaires were distributed, 401 collected. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 16.0. Chi-square tests were used and P-values < 0.05 were considered significant.Results: Mean age of respondents was 38 years (range 20-71 years). Most participants were aware that cervical cancer is a major public health concern (86%), were able to identify the most important etiological factors (58%) and believed that screening may prevent cervical cancer (90%) and may be performed by Pap test (84%). However, less than half considered VIA or HPV tests screening tests (38 and 47%, respectively). Knowledge about cancer etiology and screening was lowest among nurse/midwives.Conclusion: Knowledge of cervical cancer and prevention by screening showed several gaps and important misconceptions regarding screening methods.Creating awareness among healthcare workers on risk factors and current methods for cervical cancer screening is a necessary step towards implementing effective prevention programs. © 2011 McCarey et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
McCarey, Catherine
Switzerland, Geneva
Université de Genève Faculté de Médecine
Pirek, David
Switzerland, Geneva
Université de Genève Faculté de Médecine
Tebeu, Pierre Marie
Cameroon, Yaounde
Faculty of Science
Boulvain, Michel B.
Switzerland, Geneva
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
Doh, Andersen Sama
Cameroon, Yaounde
Yaoundé Gyneco-obstetric and Pediatric Hospital
Petignat, P.
Switzerland, Geneva
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
Statistics
Citations: 94
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1472-6874-11-45
e-ISSN:
14726874
Research Areas
Cancer
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Cameroon
Participants Gender
Female