Knowledge about human papillomavirus and prevention of cervical cancer among women of Arkhangelsk, Northwest Russia.
Knowledge about cervical cancer (CC) risk factors and benefits of CC prevention motivates women to participate in its screening. However, several studies show that there is a significant knowledge deficit worldwide about human papillomavirus (HPV). The current study explores the level of knowledge a...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:093f71f36c1d45eaa831e0199fbbeba7 2023-05-15T15:23:28+02:00 Knowledge about human papillomavirus and prevention of cervical cancer among women of Arkhangelsk, Northwest Russia. Elena E Roik Ekaterina E Sharashova Evert Nieboer Olga A Kharkova Vitaly A Postoev Jon Ø Odland 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189534 https://doaj.org/article/093f71f36c1d45eaa831e0199fbbeba7 EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5728530?pdf=render https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203 1932-6203 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0189534 https://doaj.org/article/093f71f36c1d45eaa831e0199fbbeba7 PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 12, p e0189534 (2017) Medicine R Science Q article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189534 2022-12-31T00:25:39Z Knowledge about cervical cancer (CC) risk factors and benefits of CC prevention motivates women to participate in its screening. However, several studies show that there is a significant knowledge deficit worldwide about human papillomavirus (HPV). The current study explores the level of knowledge about HPV and CC prevention in the context of sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of women who visited an antenatal clinic in Arkhangelsk, Russia.This cross-sectional study was conducted in the city of Arkhangelsk, which seats the administrative center of Arkhangelsk County, Northwest Russia. It included women who consulted a gynecologist for any reason between January 1, 2015 and April 30, 2015, were residents of Arkhangelsk, 25 to 65 years of age and sexually active (N = 300). Student's t-test for continuous variables and Pearson's χ2 test for categorical variables were used in the comparisons of women grouped as having either poor or sufficient knowledge. Linear regression analysis was also employed.The level of knowledge about HPV and CC prevention was associated with education, parity, age of initiating of intercourse, and sources of information. After adjustment, women with university education were more likely to have higher knowledge about HPV and CC prevention compared to those with lower education.We observed that most participants had a sufficient level of knowledge. Educational gaps were identified that potentially could be used to tailor interventions in CC prevention. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arkhangelsk Northwest Russia Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles PLOS ONE 12 12 e0189534 |
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Knowledge about cervical cancer (CC) risk factors and benefits of CC prevention motivates women to participate in its screening. However, several studies show that there is a significant knowledge deficit worldwide about human papillomavirus (HPV). The current study explores the level of knowledge about HPV and CC prevention in the context of sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of women who visited an antenatal clinic in Arkhangelsk, Russia.This cross-sectional study was conducted in the city of Arkhangelsk, which seats the administrative center of Arkhangelsk County, Northwest Russia. It included women who consulted a gynecologist for any reason between January 1, 2015 and April 30, 2015, were residents of Arkhangelsk, 25 to 65 years of age and sexually active (N = 300). Student's t-test for continuous variables and Pearson's χ2 test for categorical variables were used in the comparisons of women grouped as having either poor or sufficient knowledge. Linear regression analysis was also employed.The level of knowledge about HPV and CC prevention was associated with education, parity, age of initiating of intercourse, and sources of information. After adjustment, women with university education were more likely to have higher knowledge about HPV and CC prevention compared to those with lower education.We observed that most participants had a sufficient level of knowledge. Educational gaps were identified that potentially could be used to tailor interventions in CC prevention. |
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