Knowledge of risk factors, symptoms and barriers to seeking medical help for cervical cancer among Omani women attending Sultan Qaboos University Hospital
العناوين الأخرى
معرفة عوامل الخطر و الأعراض و الحواجز التي تحول دون طلب المساعدة الطبية لسرطان عنق الرحم بين النساء العمانيات الحاضرات الى مستشفى جامعة السلطان قابوس
المؤلفون المشاركون
al-Azri, Muhammad H.
Panchatcharam, Sathiya M.
al-Mutairi, Iman
al-Saidi, Maytha
المصدر
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
العدد
المجلد 20، العدد 3 (31 أغسطس/آب 2020)، ص ص. 301-309، 9ص.
الناشر
جامعة السلطان قابوس كلية الطب و العلوم الصحية
تاريخ النشر
2020-08-31
دولة النشر
سلطنة عمان
عدد الصفحات
9
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Objectives : this study aimed to assess knowledge and attitudes among Omani woman regarding cervical cancer risk factors and symptoms as well as barriers to them seeking medical help.
methods : this cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2017 and march 2018 at the sultan Qaboos university hospital (SQUH) in Muscat, Oman.
a validated Arabic-language version of the cervical cancer awareness measure questionnaire was used to collect data from 550 Omani women visiting SQUH during the study period.
results : a total of 490 women participated(response rate: 89.1%) in this study.
overall, the women demonstrated low levels of knowledge of cervical cancer risk factors and symptoms (28.5% and 45.0%, respectively).
the most frequently recognised risk factor was having many children (36.1%), while the most recognised symptom was unexplained vaginal bleeding (69.8%).
women reported that being too scared was the greatest barrier to seeking medical help (68.0%).
various factors were significantly associated with greater knowledge of cervical cancer signs and symptoms including education level (odds ratio [or] = 2.85; 95% confidence interval [ci]: 1.0–8.22; p <0.05), income (or = 4.34; 95% ci: 1.70–11.12; p <0.05), parity (or = 3.59; 95% ci: 1.38–9.36; p <0.05) and a family history of cancer (or = 1.71; ci: 1.0–2.90; p <0.05).
conclusion: overall, Omani women demonstrated poor knowledge with regards to cervical cancer; in addition, they identified several emotional barriers to seeking medical help.
healthcare practitioners should reassure female patients to encourage care-seeking behaviour.
a national screening programme is also recommended to increase awareness and early diagnosis of cervical cancer in Oman.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
al-Azri, Muhammad H.& al-Saidi, Maytha& al-Mutairi, Iman& Panchatcharam, Sathiya M.. 2020. Knowledge of risk factors, symptoms and barriers to seeking medical help for cervical cancer among Omani women attending Sultan Qaboos University Hospital. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 20, no. 3, pp.301-309.
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نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
al-Azri, Muhammad H.…[et al.]. Knowledge of risk factors, symptoms and barriers to seeking medical help for cervical cancer among Omani women attending Sultan Qaboos University Hospital. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 20, no. 3 (Aug. 2020), pp.301-309.
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نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
al-Azri, Muhammad H.& al-Saidi, Maytha& al-Mutairi, Iman& Panchatcharam, Sathiya M.. Knowledge of risk factors, symptoms and barriers to seeking medical help for cervical cancer among Omani women attending Sultan Qaboos University Hospital. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2020. Vol. 20, no. 3, pp.301-309.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1366348
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references : p. 308-309
رقم السجل
BIM-1366348
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