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ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2016

Community-Based Health Education has Positive Influence on the Attitude to Cervical Cancer Screening among Women in Rural Nepal.

Sunila Shakya, Biraj Man Karmacharya, Jan Egil Afset, Anna Bofin, Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Unni Syversen, Solveig Tingulstad

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Article in Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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7 authors.

Sunila ShakyaDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS), Dhulikhel Hospital, Kavre, Nepal. sunila.shakya@ntnu.no.
Biraj Man KarmacharyaDepartment of Community Medicine, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences (KUSMS), Dhulikhel Hospital, Kavre, Nepal.
Jan Egil AfsetDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491, Trondheim, Norway.
Anna BofinDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491, Trondheim, Norway.
Bjørn Olav ÅsvoldDepartment of Public Health and General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7491, Trondheim, Norway.
Unni SyversenDepartment of Endocrinology, St. Olav's Hospital, 7006, Trondheim, Norway.
Solveig TingulstadDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491, Trondheim, Norway.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge of cervical cancer among women in rural Nepal and explore the feasibility and impact of a community-based awareness program on cervical cancer. Community-based educational meetings on cervical cancer and its prevention were conducted among women's groups in rural Nepal. Through a questionnaire, the women's baseline knowledge of risk factors, symptoms, and perceived risk of cervical cancer were identified. The willingness to participate in cervical cancer screening was compared before and after the educational meeting. The meetings were followed by a cervical cancer screening program. Among the 122 participants at the educational meeting, only 6 % had heard of cervical cancer. Their baseline knowledge of risk factors and symptoms was poor. The proportion of women willing to participate in cervical screening increased from 15.6 to 100 % after attending the educational meeting. All the study subjects participated in the screening program. Additionally, the study participants recruited a further 222 of their peers for screening. Poor knowledge of cervical cancer among women in rural Nepal highlights the urgency of public awareness programs for cervical cancer at a national level. A community-based awareness program can change women's attitude to cervical screening, and women's groups can play a major role in promoting participation in cervical cancer screening programs.

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Health EducationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeAdultEarly Detection of CancerFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNepalRural PopulationSurveys and QuestionnairesUterine Cervical NeoplasmsWomen's HealthAwarenessCervical cancerHealth educationNepalWomen’s group

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