Journals / Journal of Contemporary Medicine / 2023 / Cilt: 13 Sayı: 5

Knowledge level about HPV infection and cervical cancer screening tests

HPV Enfeksiyonu ve Rahim Ağzı Kanseri Tarama Testleri Hakkında Bilgi Düzeyi

Pages
949–953
Publication Date
2023-09-30
DOI
—
🏛️Bibliographic metadata and full text access for this article are provided via DergiPark.
DergiPark Record ↗
✨

AI Summary & Key Takeaways

AI Insight
⚡ TL;DR(Too Long; Didn't Read)

Conclusion: In conclusion, nurses' knowledge level and screening practices about HPV and cervical cancer need to be improved.

📌 3 Key Takeaways

🎯
Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: Understanding HPV and cervical cancer is vital for prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment.
📊
Key Findings & Data:A total of 191 nurses participated in the three-part and 53-item survey that evaluated demographic data, HPV knowledge levels and cervical cancer screening awareness.
💡
Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: In conclusion, nurses' knowledge level and screening practices about HPV and cervical cancer need to be improved.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:HPV · Bilgi Düzeyi · Serviks Kanseri

Abstract

Introduction: Understanding HPV and cervical cancer is vital for prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment. Nurses play a crucial role in implementing screening and are also at risk. This study examines nurses' knowledge and practices regarding HPV and cervical cancer screening in a tertiary center. Materials and Methods: It is a prospective survey study conducted with nurses. A total of 191 nurses participated in the three-part and 53-item survey that evaluated demographic data, HPV knowledge levels and cervical cancer screening awareness. Results: A total of 2895 nurses work at the hospital. The rate of participation in the research was 6.6% with 191 participants. The average age of the participants is 27.1. Majority of the participants are female (n: 171, 89.5%), only 20 (10.5%) are male. While 81.9% of the respondents had knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases, only 13.5% had gone to regular gynecological examinations. Despite 98.4% of the participants who had knowledge about cervical cancer and screening practices, only 11% (n:19) had undergone cervical cancer screening and 94.2% (n:180) had not received HPV vaccine. The most mis-answered question about HPV was whether current vaccines protect against both genital warts and cervical cancer. Conclusion: In conclusion, nurses' knowledge level and screening practices about HPV and cervical cancer need to be improved. It is also important to increase awareness of the HPV vaccine and encourage more people to receive it. This effort could positively impact health outcomes related to cervical cancer and HPV.

Özet

Giriş: HPV ve rahim ağzı kanserini anlamak, önleme, erken teşhis ve tedavi için hayati öneme sahiptir. Hemşireler, taramanın uygulanmasında çok önemli bir rol oynar ve aynı zamanda risk altındadır. Bu çalışma, üçüncü basamak bir merkezde hemşirelerin HPV ve rahim ağzı kanseri taramasına ilişkin bilgi ve uygulamalarını incelemektedir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Hemşireler ile gerçekleştirilen prospektif bir anket çalışmasıdır. Demografik verileri, HPV bilgi düzeylerini ve servikal kanser taraması farkındalığını değerlendiren, üç bölümden ve 53 sorudan oluşan ankete toplam 191 hemşire katılmıştır. Bulgular: Hastanede toplam 2895 hemşire çalışmaktadır. Araştırmaya katılım oranı 191 katılımcı ile %6,6 oldu. Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 27,1'dir. Katılımcıların çoğunluğu kadındır (n: 171, %89,5), sadece 20'si (%10,5) erkektir. Katılımcıların %81,9'u cinsel yolla bulaşan hastalıklar hakkında bilgi sahibiyken, sadece %13,5'i düzenli jinekolojik muayeneye gitmiştir. Katılımcıların %98,4'ü rahim ağzı kanseri ve tarama uygulamaları hakkında bilgi sahibi olmasına rağmen, sadece %11'i (n:19) rahim ağzı kanseri taraması yaptırmış ve %94,2'si (n:180) HPV aşısı yaptırmamıştı. HPV ile ilgili en yanlış cevaplanan soru, mevcut aşıların hem genital siğillere hem de rahim ağzı kanserine karşı koruma sağlayıp sağlamadığıydı. Sonuç: Sonuç olarak, hemşirelerin HPV ve rahim ağzı kanseri ile ilgili bilgi düzeylerinin ve tarama uygulamalarının geliştirilmesi gerekmektedir. HPV aşısı farkındalığını artırmak ve daha fazla insanı aşı olmaya teşvik etmek de önemlidir. Bu çaba, rahim ağzı kanseri ve HPV ile ilgili sağlık sonuçlarını olumlu yönde etkileyebilir.

🔖

Cite This Article

TALMAÇ, M. A., VURAL, N. A., SATILMIŞOĞLU, Z. Z., HOCAGİL, F. Z., RUSEN, M. A., ÇETİNKAYA, N. (2023). Knowledge level about HPV infection and cervical cancer screening tests. Journal of Contemporary Medicine, Cilt: 13 Sayı: 5, 949–953. https://ajindex.com/articles/964441

📄 Full Text PDF Viewer

📄

PDF görüntüleyici hazırlanıyor...

References (13)

  1. De Sanjosé S, Diaz M, Castellsagué X, et al. Worldwide prevalence and genotype distribution of cervical human papillomavirus DNA in women with normal cytology: a meta-analysis. The Lancet infectious diseases 2007;7(7):453-459
  2. An HJ, Cho NH, Lee SY, et al. Correlation of cervical carcinoma and precancerous lesions with human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes detected with the HPV DNA chip microarray method. Cancer: Interdisciplinary International Journal of the American Cancer Society 2003;97(7):1672-1680
  3. Kessler TA. Cervical cancer: prevention and early detection. Seminars in oncology nursing: Elsevier; 2017:172-183
  4. Schwarz TF, Huang L-M, Valencia A, et al. A ten-year study of immunogenicity and safety of the AS04-HPV-16/18 vaccine in adolescent girls aged 10-14 years. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics 2019;15(7-8):1970-1979
  5. Castellsagué X. Natural history and epidemiology of HPV infection and cervical cancer. Gynecologic oncology 2008;110(3):S4-S7
  6. Dunne EF, Unger ER, Sternberg M, et al. Prevalence of HPV infection among females in the United States. Jama 2007;297(8):813-819
  7. Findik S, Findik S, Abuoğlu S, Cihan FG, Ilter H, Iyisoy MS. Human papillomavirus (HPV) subtypes and their relationships with cervical smear results in cervical cancer screening: a community-based study from the central Anatolia region of Turkey. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology 2019;12(4):1391
  8. McCormack PL. Quadrivalent human papillomavirus (types 6, 11, 16, 18) recombinant vaccine (Gardasil®): a review of its use in the prevention of premalignant anogenital lesions, cervical and anal cancers, and genital warts. Drugs 2014;74(11):1253-1283
  9. Pennella RA, Ayers KA, Brandt HM. Understanding how adolescents think about the HPV vaccine. Vaccines 2020;8(4):693
  10. Chelimo C, Wouldes TA, Cameron LD, Elwood JM. Risk factors for and prevention of human papillomaviruses (HPV), genital warts and cervical cancer. Journal of Infection 2013;66(3):207-217
  11. Kilic D, Dolma E, GÜNEY İ, et al. Knowledge level and attitude for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection and HPV vaccines among medical school students. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 2020;10(3):394-398
  12. Genc RE, Sarican ES, Turgay AS, Icke S, Sari D, Saydam BK. Determination of knowledge of Turkish midwifery students about human papilloma virus infection and its vaccines. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013;14(11):6775-6778
  13. Ljubojevic S, Skerlev M. HPV-associa