ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2022
Knowledge and attitudes of cervical cancer screening among female high school teachers in Hail city: A cross-sectional study.
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- Awareness and acceptance of human papillomavirus vaccine in the Middle East: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of 159 studies.Epidemiology and infection · 2024Pooled it
- Cervical cancer screening uptake in Arab countries: a systematic review with meta-analysis.BMC cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and information needs of women vaccinated with the HPV vaccine regarding cervical cancer prevention: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Cervical Cancer Screening Practice and Associated Factors Among School Teachers in Bahir Dar City, North West Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2024Article
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- Cancer awareness and its related factors among junior high and high school teachers in Japan: a cross-sectional survey.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- Factors influencing human papillomavirus vaccine uptake among parents and teachers of schoolgirls in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Cervical cancer is a primary preventable cancer. The current study aims to assess relevant knowledge and attitude of cervical cancer screening among female high school teachers in Hail city, Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among female high school teachers in the Hail Province of Saudi Arabia. It is worth mentioning that Pap smear screening every 3-5 years with appropriate follow-up can reduce cervical cancer incidence by up to 80%, and abnormal results may suggest the presence of precancerous changes, allowing examination and possible preventive treatment. Results: Data from 387 participants were included in the final analysis. The study participants were female high school teachers. Mean age of the participants was 41.4 ± 5.3 years. Only 42% participants appeared to have good level of knowledge about cervical cancer. Fifty-eight percentage of females had not heard of it before. Only 22 (5.7%) participants had undergone Pap smear testing. A total of 182 (47.0%) participants believed that Pap smear test is a useful test and would undergo the test. Around 139 females (35.9%) will be allowing their daughters to get the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine. Conclusions: Interventions to increase cervical cancer knowledge are needed in Hail city in Saudi Arabia. In addition, further research is needed to understand and assess the effectiveness of different strategies to improve attitudes regarding cervical cancer, in order to increase the uptake of screening services.
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