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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Cervical Cancer Screening among Female Refugees in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Nadia Muhaidat, Mohammad A Alshrouf, Roaa N Alshajrawi, Zeina R Miqdadi, Raghad Amro, Abedalaziz O Rabab'ah, Serena A Qatawneh, Alaa M Albandi, Kamil Fram

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nadia MuhaidatDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-3495-799X
Mohammad A AlshroufDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0003-3806-2859
Roaa N AlshajrawiDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0003-3619-7645
Zeina R MiqdadiDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0001-8551-6521
Raghad AmroDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mutah University, Kerak 61710, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-1575-2550
Abedalaziz O Rabab'ahFaculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0001-7835-1597
Serena A QatawnehDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mutah University, Kerak 61710, Jordan.
Alaa M AlbandiDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-1872-3712
Kamil FramDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
University of Jordan · JOMutah University · JOJordan University of Science and Technology · JO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCervical cancer (CC) is mainly linked to infection with a high-risk oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV), with 85% of deaths occurring in developing countries. Refugees are less likely to be aware of screening methods and to have routine gynecological examinations.

methodsThis is a cross-sectional study involving a total of 359 women aged 19-64 living in the Jerash camp in Jordan. Data were collected using a carefully developed and validated questionnaire.

resultsA total of 359 participants were included in the study, with a mean age of 38.99 ± 10.53. Participants demonstrated fair knowledge of CC risk factors (4.77 ± 2.85 out of 11). Among the participants, 73.5% had heard of the cervical smear test; however, only 12.8% had actually undergone the test, with a mean total number of smear tests performed of 1.48 ± 0.79 and the mean age at the time of the first test was 32.5 ± 7.89.

conclusionsRefugee women have a fair level of knowledge of CC risk factors but are unmotivated to have a Pap smear test to screen for CC. Efforts should be made to raise awareness about the issue and promote testing for underrepresented women in refugee camps.

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awarenesscervical cancercervical cancer screeningcervical smearhuman papillomavirusrefugeerisk factors

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