ArticleJournal of community health2015
Knowledge, Behavioral, and Sociocultural Factors Related to Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Inner-City Women in Panama.
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- Factors affecting cervical cancer screening and human papilloma virus vaccination among Middle Eastern refugee women in Türkiye: indicators for social workers and nurses.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- HPV Vaccine Uptake and Cervical Cancer Trends in Panama: A Reference Point for Future Impact Studies.Vaccines · 2025Article
- Barriers to adherence to cytology exam: a case study in low-income Colombian women.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- "You are always left with doubts": information access among HPV-positive women in Greater Buenos Aires.Revista de salud publica (Bogota, Colombia) · 2023Article
- "I'm neither here, which would be bad, nor there, which would be good": the information needs of HPV+ women. A qualitative study based on in-depth interviews and counselling sessions in Jujuy, Argentina.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2021Article
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- Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior of Teachers Regarding HPV (Human Papillomavirus) and Vaccination.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2021Article
- Understanding Geospatial Factors Associated With Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake in Amazonian Peruvian Women.JCO global oncology · 2020Article
- African-American parents' and daughters' beliefs about HPV infection and the HPV vaccine.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) · 2019Article
- Knowledge of cervical cancer and Pap smear among Uyghur women from Xinjiang, China.BMC women's health · 2018Article
- Health Service Accessibility and Risk in Cervical Cancer Prevention: Comparing Rural Versus Nonrural Residence in New Mexico.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2017Article
- Prevalence of and risk factors for high-risk human papillomavirus infection: a population-based study from Hetian, Xinjiang, China.Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences · 2016Article
- Barriers and innovative interventions for early detection of cervical cancer.Salud publica de MexicoArticle
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Abstract
Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of mortality in developing countries regardless of biomedical advances in prevention modalities. Specifically, Panama experiences one of the highest rates of cervical cancer worldwide. The objective of this study was to explore knowledge, behavioral, and sociocultural factors related to cervical cancer prevention among Panamanian women. A theory-guided, population-based quantitative survey following participatory processes was administered to a randomized sample of females (18-44 years) residing in a high-risk Panamanian community. Participants (n = 324) reported low knowledge regarding HPV, cervical cancer, and the purpose of the Pap test. Furthermore, low perceived susceptibility, high-risk sexual behaviors (e.g., low contraception and condom use) and adverse attitudes toward the Pap test (e.g., shame, fear) were identified. Television, newspapers/magazines, and relatives/friends/neighbors were common sources to receive health information. Significant gaps in knowledge and behavioral factors were identified, which may interfere with cervical cancer prevention efforts. Future strategies should reflect the sociocultural context, such as interpersonal relations, when developing and implementing cervical cancer programs, with the ultimate goal of decreasing the persistent burden among Latin American women.
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