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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2021

Knowledge and attitude regarding cervical cancer and its prevention among young female adults in Kuantan, Malaysia.

Munawara Burhan, Nor Azlina A Rahman, Mainul Haque

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Article in Journal of education and health promotion, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Munawara BurhanDepartment of Biomedical Science, Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pahang, Malaysia.
Nor Azlina A RahmanDepartment of Physical Rehabilitation Sciences, Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia, Pahang, Malaysia.
Mainul HaqueUnit of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health, National Defence University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
International Islamic University Malaysia · MY

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Abstract

backgroundCervical cancer is the second-most common female cancer in Malaysia after breast cancer. This study intended to investigate the knowledge and attitude regarding cervical cancer and its prevention and its associated factors among young female adults in Kuantan, Malaysia, to gauge the community's understanding and idea about this issue. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe study was conducted in attractive places in Kuantan, Malaysia, such as shopping malls and Urban Transformation Centre, using a cross-sectional study design and convenience sampling method. Data on the respondents' knowledge and attitude regarding cervical cancer and its prevention were collected using a questionnaire. Kruskal-Wallis, Independent t-, and Pearson correlation tests were used to investigate the study variables' association using SPSS software.

resultsFrom the total of 142 respondents, almost half of them aged between 20 and 24 years old with the majority were Malays (85.9%) and single (74.6%). The internet (78.1%) was identified as the main medium to gain information regarding cervical cancer. The results show that levels of education, races, and occupation types were statistically significantly associated with the respondents' knowledge and attitude scores in this study. Age was found to be associated with knowledge scores only, while marital status was only significantly associated with the attitude scores regarding cervical cancer and its prevention. Knowledge scores were also found to be positively associated with attitude scores.

conclusionSeveral socio-demographic factors were significantly associated with the knowledge and attitude regarding cervical cancer and its prevention. In view of the positive association between knowledge and attitude scores, suitable health promotion activities can be designed and planned to increase young female adults' knowledge and attitudes toward cervical cancer and its prevention.

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Attitudecervical cancerknowledgeMalaysiayoung female adults

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