Primiparous women's knowledge and satisfaction based on their attendance at childbirth preparation classes

Abstract Background Cervical cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among women in Ethiopia, often due to late disease diagnosis. Early prevention of cancer has been shown to be the most effective measure against the disease. Scientific evidences indicate that lack of awareness towards cervical cancer is a barrier to prevention strategies. Therefore, the aim of the current research was to assess women’s knowledge and attitudes towards cervical cancer preventions in South Gondar zone. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out in South Gondar zone, Ethiopia. The study sample comprised 844 women ≥ 18 years of age. Participants were selected using systematic sampling technique. Binary and multivariable logistic models were used to assess predictors of women’s knowledge and attitude towards cervical cancer. Results About 66 % of the women had heard about cervical cancer. Regarding the main source of information of respondents, 75.4 % were heard from health professionals. Sixty two point 4 % of women knew at least one preventive measure and 82.6 % of participants knew at least one symptom or sign. Among study participants, 25 and 64 % had good knowledge, and favorable attitude towards cervical cancer prevention measures, respectively. Being reside in rural (AOR = 0.21, 95 %CI; 0.18, 0.34), not attending formal education (AOR = 0.50, 95 % CI: 0.3, 0.75), low income (AOR = 0.57, 95 % CI: 0.43, 0.81) and having < 4 children ((AOR = 0.8, 95 % CI: 0.60–0.86) were negatively associated with knowledge toward cervical cancer prevention measures. Conclusions This study found the majority of the respondents had poor knowledge about cervical cancer prevention measures. The majority of the study participants had favorable attitudes regarding cervical cancer prevention. Living in rural areas, not attending formal education low income and having less than four children was negatively associated with respondents’ knowledge towards cervical cancer prevention measures. There is needed to scale up cervical cancer prevention measures and services .Further studies are needed using strong study design.

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Breast cancer supplemental screening: Women’s knowledge and utilization in the era of dense breast legislation

Cancer Medicine ◽

10.1002/cam4.3218 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (15) ◽

pp. 5662-5671 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jenerius A. Aminawung ◽

Jessica R. Hoag ◽

Kelly A. Kyanko ◽

Xiao Xu ◽

Ilana B. Richman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Dense Breast ◽

Women's Knowledge ◽

Women’S Knowledge

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Emirati Women’s Knowledge about the Menopause and Menopausal Hormone Therapy

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17134875 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (13) ◽

pp. 4875

Author(s):

Linda Smail ◽

Ghufran A. Jassim ◽

Khawla I. Sharaf

Keyword(s):

Hormone Therapy ◽

Heart Diseases ◽

Menopausal Status ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Menopausal Hormone Therapy ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Reproductive Characteristics ◽

The Mean ◽

Women's Knowledge ◽

Women’S Knowledge

The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge of Emirati women aged 30–64 about menopause, menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), and their associated health risks, and additionally, to determine the relationships between Emirati women’s knowledge about menopause and their sociodemographic and reproductive characteristics. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted of 497 Emirati women visiting five primary healthcare centers in Dubai. Data were collected using a questionnaire composed of sociodemographic and reproductive characteristics, menopause knowledge scale (MKS), and menopause symptoms knowledge and MHT practice. The mean menopause symptoms knowledge percentage was 41%, with a standard deviation of 21%. There were significant differences in the mean knowledge percentage among categories of education level (p < 0.001) and employment (p = 0.003). No significant differences in the knowledge percentages were found among categories of menopausal status. “Pregnancy cannot occur after menopause” was the statement with the highest knowledge percentage (83.3%), while the lowest knowledge percentages were “risk of cardiovascular diseases increases with menopause’’ (23.1%), “MHT increases risk of breast cancer’’ (22.1%), and “MHT decreases risk of colon cancer’’ (13.9%). The knowledge of Emirati women about menopause, MHT, and related heart diseases was very low; therefore, an education campaign about menopause and MHT risks is needed to improve their knowledge for better coping with the symptoms.

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