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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2022

Cervical cancer knowledge and attitude among a cohort of female schoolteachers in Salem city - A cross-sectional survey.

S Venkata Lakshmi, K Priya Deepa Lakshmi, C Bharath, N Saravanan, Sabiha Shaheen Shaik, Jithender Nagilla

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 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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S Venkata LakshmiDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Vydehi Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
K Priya Deepa LakshmiDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Vinayaka Mission's Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
C BharathDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Vinayaka Mission's Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
N SaravananDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Vinayaka Mission's Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sabiha Shaheen ShaikDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Jithender NagillaDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, SVS Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahabubnagar, Telangana, India.
Vinayaka Missions University · INGovernment Dental College & Research Institute · INSVS Medical College · IN

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Abstract

The present study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude of female schoolteachers toward cervical cancer. Materials and Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 256 Government female schoolteachers aged 22-60 years in Salem city, Tamil Nadu. A self-administered questionnaire which assessed the levels of knowledge (6 items) and attitude (4 items) regarding cervical cancer was employed and responses were recorded on a three-point Likert scale. Data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 20.0. Results: Overall adequate knowledge and good attitude regards to cervical cancer was observed among 60% and 66.8% of schoolteachers, respectively. Participants in the age range of 31-45 years (p = 0.007), primary schoolteachers (p = 0.004) and Hindus (p = 0.001) displayed significantly adequate levels of knowledge compared to their respective counterpart. Likewise, based on attitude subjects possessing postgraduation (p = 0.001) and middle schoolteachers (p = 0.009) had significant good attitude scores. Significant linear correlation was observed knowledge with class teacher (r = 0.136, Conclusion: Primary care physicians partnering network with schoolteachers having adequate knowledge and good attitude acts as a workforce to support cervical cancer screening and human papillomavirus vaccination.

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