INVESTIGADORES
ARROSSI Silvina Paula
artículos
Título:
Women's Knowledge About Cervical Cancer, Pap Smear and Human Papillomavirus and Its Relation to Screening in Argentina
Autor/es:
PAOLINO M; ARROSSI S
Revista:
Women and Health
Editorial:
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Referencias:
Año: 2011 vol. 51 p. 72 - 87
ISSN:
0363-0242
Resumen:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate womens knowledge
about cervical cancer, Pap smears, and human papilloma virus in
relation to their cervical cancer screening behavior. This hospitalbased
study was conducted with a sample of 200 women: 100
women screened in the last three years and 100 non-screened
women who attended a hospital located in the metropolitan area
of Buenos Aires, between September 2008 and February 2009.
Women at the hospital were surveyed using a structured questionnaire.
Multiple logistic regression models were used to evaluate
the relation of womens knowledge about Pap smears to screening
behavior, controlling for socio-demographic characteristics. Of the
women who had been screened, 49% compared to 73% of those
not screened had inadequate knowledge about Pap smears (P D
0.001), and 47% of screened and 30% of non-screened women
reported that they had ever heard about human papilloma virus
(P D 0.013). In multivariate analysis, having adequate knowledge
about Pap smears (odds ratio: 2.6 or 95%, confidence interval:
1.44.8) having health insurance (odds ratio: 2.6 or 95%, confidence
interval: 1.16.4) and being married (odds ratio: 1.8 or
95%, confidence interval: 1.13.4) were the factors related to being
screened in the previous three years. Knowledge was related to
screening. Comprehensive educational approaches may enhance
screening for cervical cancer prevention.