دورية أكاديمية
Cervical cancer awareness, perception, and attitude among tertiary health institution students in northeastern Nigeria.
| العنوان: | Cervical cancer awareness, perception, and attitude among tertiary health institution students in northeastern Nigeria. |
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| المؤلفون: | Muhammad ZB; Department of Molecular Biology and Research Laboratory, Federal Medical Centre, Azare, Bauchi State, Nigeria., Ezenkwa US; Department of Anatomic Pathology, Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, Bauchi State, Nigeria., Imoudu IA; Department of Paediatrics, Federal Medical Centre, Azare, Bauchi State, Nigeria.; Department of Paediatrics, Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, Bauchi State, Nigeria., Katagum DA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal University of Health Sciences/Federal Medical Centre, Azare, Bauchi State, Nigeria., Usman I; National Health Insurance Agency, Federal Medical Centre, Azare, Bauchi State, Nigeria., George SHL; Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Gynaecologic Oncology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Centre, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States., Schlumbrecht M; Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Gynaecologic Oncology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Centre, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States., Audu BM; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal University of Health Sciences/Federal Medical Centre, Azare, Bauchi State, Nigeria. |
| المصدر: | Frontiers in oncology [Front Oncol] 2024 Jun 11; Vol. 14, pp. 1415627. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 11 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Frontiers Research Foundation] Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101568867 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2234-943X (Print) Linking ISSN: 2234943X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Front Oncol Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: [Lausanne : Frontiers Research Foundation] |
| مستخلص: | Background: The devastating scourge of cervical cancer in Africa is largely due to the absence of preventive interventions, driven by low awareness and poor perception of the disease in the continent. This work is a preliminary effort toward understanding key social drivers promoting this disease in our immediate environment with a view to mitigating it. Method: Female students of two tertiary health institutions in Azare, northeastern Nigeria, were approached to participate in this cross-sectional descriptive study. A structured self-administered questionnaire was administered to consenting participants and covered questions on their socio-demographics, awareness, perception, and attitude about/toward cervical cancer and its prevention. The responses were scrutinized for coherency and categorized into themes using summary statistics, while a chi-square test was used to determine the association between awareness of cervical cancer and participant age, marital status, religion, screening uptake, and willingness to undergo screen. Results: Awareness of cervical cancer was recorded among 174/230 (75.7%) respondents who enrolled in this study; 117 (67.2%) knew that it was preventable, but only three (1.3%) respondents had undergone screening. Among the aware participants, 91 (52.3%) and 131 (75.3%) knew that sexual intercourse and multiple sexual partners are risk factors for the disease, respectively. In contrast, knowledge of the etiology was poor; 82 (47.1%) respondents who knew it was preventable had heard about human papillomavirus (HPV), while 72 (41.4%) knew that HPV causes cervical cancer. Most (78%) of the participants expressed willingness to take a human papillomavirus vaccine or undergo screening (84.6%) if made available to them. Awareness was significantly associated with participants' age (p = 0.022) and willingness to undergo screening (p = 0.016). Conclusion: This study revealed discordance between awareness and knowledge about cervical cancer. Educational initiatives reflective of population perception/knowledge of cervical cancer are needed to mitigate the rising incidence of this disease, especially among female healthcare providers. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2024 Muhammad, Ezenkwa, Imoudu, Katagum, Usman, George, Schlumbrecht and Audu.) |
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| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: attitude; awareness; cervical cancer; northeastern Nigeria; perception; prevention; tertiary health institution students |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20240626 Latest Revision: 20240627 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240627 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC11196799 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fonc.2024.1415627 |
| PMID: | 38919519 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 2234-943X |
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| DOI: | 10.3389/fonc.2024.1415627 |