Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Cervical Screening  among Females of the Local Community

Zahida; Anees Fatima; Bushra Mehreen; Sundas zafar; Iffat Hamid; Nishat Akram

doi:10.71104/jsogp.v16i3.1107

Zahida WMO RHC Bara Ghar District Nankana Sahib (Ex Resident Shifa Int Hospital Islamabad)
Anees Fatima Assistant Professor, Sharif Medical and Dental College (Ex Resident Shifa Int Hospital Islamabad)
Bushra Mehreen WMO THQ depalpur District Okara (Ex Residnet Shifa Int Hospital Islamabad)
Sundas zafar Health manager and consultant gynecologist at MNH (Ex Resident Shifa Int Hospital, Islamabad)
Iffat Hamid Assistant professor, Obstetrics and gynaecology Chaudhary Muhammad Akram teaching and research hospital lahore (Ex Resident Shifa Int Hospital, Islamabad)
Nishat Akram Associate professor, Sharif Medical and Dental College, Lahore (Ex Faculty Shifa Int Hospital, Islamabad)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.71104/jsogp.v16i3.1107

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of knowledge, attitude and practice of cervical screening among females of the local community attending Gynecology OPD.
Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried out at Department of Obstetrics Gynecology, Shifa International hospital, Islamabad, from July 2021 to January 2022. Females of age 20-60 years, any parity presenting the history of any complaint including abnormal uterine bleeding, post-coital bleeding, infertility, lower abdominal pain in Gyane OPD. Then females undergo a face-to-face discussion with the researcher. Their feedback against each question was recorded and knowledge, attitude and practice were noted. All this information was recorded through pre-designed proforma.
Results: Patients mean age was 34.67+10.01 years ranged from 20 to 60 years. Out of all, 24(13%) cases had good knowledge, positive attitude in 167(90.3%) and 45(24.3%) cases were practicing it.
Conclusion: Cervical cancer is a manageable condition. Educating healthcare personnel in addition to general public about cervical cancer screening and prevention can help prevent its spread in our country.
Keywords: Cervical cancer, knowledge, attitude, practice, screening