ReviewInfectious agents and cancer2021
Low level of knowledge about cervical cancer among Ethiopian women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Cervical Cancer Screening Utilization and Barriers to Uptake in Ethiopia:Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterReview
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding cervical cancer screening among women in Damascus, Syria: A cross-sectional study.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
introductionCervical cancer is one of the leading causes of malignancies among women in Ethiopia. Knowing the disease could empower women to make an informed decision regarding participation with cervical cancer prevention strategies. There is scarcity of compiled data in the field. Therefore, this systematic review aimed to provide an overview of knowledge about cervical cancer among Ethiopian women.
methodsWe conducted a systematic review of peer-reviewed articles on the knowledge of cervical cancer. Articles were systematically searched using comprehensive search strings from PubMed/Medline, SCOPUS, and grey literature from Google Scholar. Two reviewers assessed study eligibility, extracted data, and the risk of bias independently. Meta-analysis was performed using STATA v 14 to pool the overall knowledge of the women about cervical cancer.
resultsWe included 26 articles published between 2013 and 2020 covering a total of 14,549 participants. All the included articles had good methodological quality. The proportion of participants who had heard of cervical cancer varied from 4.6 to 87.7% with the pooled estimate at 56% (95% CI: 47-66). Similarly, the proportion of participants who knew that HPV is the main cause of cervical cancer lied between 0 and 49.7% with the pooled result at 21% (95% CI: 13-30). Likewise, the pooled prevalence to identify at least one risk factor, one symptom of cervical cancer and ever heard of cervical cancer screening was gauged at 52% (95% CI: 39-64), 43% (95% CI: 26-60), and 39% (95% CI: 24-55), respectively. The overall pooled prevalence of good knowledge about cervical cancer was at 43% (95% CI: 33-53). On top of this, the prevalence of previous screening practice among the participants was at 14% (95% CI: 9-20).
conclusionsKnowledge about cervical cancer among Ethiopian women is quite poor. Therefore, health education to provide sufficient and unbiased information about HPV and cervical cancer in general is required to the public.
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