Jordanian women's attitudes towards cervical screening and cervical cancer
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This paper looks at Jordanian women's attitudes towards cervical screening and cervical cancer. The sample consisted of 600 women attending gynaecology clinics at King Hussein Medical Centre, Amman, Jordan. Seventy-five per cent of women had never had a smear before; however, the majority agreed that it is important; 34.5% of women did not know the significance of a positive cervical smear; 77% of women were not aware of causes of cervical cancer. Finally, when asked who would they like to take their cervical smear test, a clear preference was stated for a female doctor or a female nurse. These findings provide a useful background for developing strategies to increase the uptake of cervical smears among Jordanian women. It also emphasises the need to educate and promote awareness of women to risk factors for cervical cancer and to the need for screening programmes.
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Knowledge and perception play a key role in influencing screening behavior.
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- Authors
- Maaita, M., & Barakat, M.
- Affiliations
- King Hussein Medical Center (JO)
- ORCID
- M. Maaita
- Venue
- Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2002-01
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 421-422
- ISSN
- 0144-3615 (ISSN-L)
- 1364-6893
- OpenAlex
- W1873826417
- Cited by
- 48
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 1.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Women's cancer prevention and management
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Keywords
- cervical cancer screening, Pap smear, women's attitudes, cervical cancer awareness, screening uptake, cervical cancer risk factors, Jordanian women, health education
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Female, Health Education, Humans, Jordan, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Mass Screening, Outpatient Clinics, Hospital, Physicians, Women, Preventive Health Services, Vaginal Smears, Treatment Refusal
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