Saudi Journal of Nursing and Health Care (SJNHC)
Volume-3 | Issue-11 | 346-358
Original Research Article
Knowledge on Cervical Cancer among Undergraduate University Students
Most. Luthfa Begum
Published : Nov. 25, 2020
Abstract
Cervical cancer is a typically slow-growing cancer that may not have symptoms, but can be early diagnosed by Pap smear and Visual Inspection of Cervix with Acetic Acid (VIA). According to WHO and UNPF, globally every year, around 500,000 women develop cervical cancer and almost 274,000 of them die from the disease. Participants in this study did not report engaging in risk factors associated with cervical cancer, they had poor knowledge of etiology, mode of transmission, symptoms, prevention methods, and different risk factors that increase the progression of cervical cancer as well as poor perception towards the chance of acquiring the disease. Using TV and Radio and having information on STI were the determinants of knowledge on cervical cancer. The result obtained in this study indicates how useful it established health education programs to increase students’ awareness and knowledge about cervical cancer. Health education interventions require improving the understanding of the factors that increases the risk and the prevention methods of cervical cancer in youth women to prevent before women engage in risky behaviors to develop healthy behavior and decrease the incidence of the disease. Governments and non-governmental organizations should work in collaboration in improving knowledge of cervical cancer and screening among youth women. For the reasons said above, this study was conducted among the tertiary level students at Gono Bishwabidyalay, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.