Preventive examination behavior of cervical cancer in women and influencing factors of a community in Beijing
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2016.24.011
- VernacularTitle:北京某社区女性宫颈癌筛查行为调查及其影响因素分析
- Author:
Yuan TIAN
1
;
Juan LI
;
Yajing XU
;
Lixian LYU
Author Information
1. 100029 首都医科大学附属北京安贞医院特需医疗部
- Keywords:
Cervical cancer;
Screening tests;
Smear examination;
Questionnaire survey
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2016;22(24):3443-3448
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the influencing factors of cervical cancer screening in women and to provide targeted health education so as to enhance the understanding of methods of cervical cancer and its screening tests among women. Methods Women with 21 to 70 years old in a community of Beijing were investigated on site with questionnaires to understand whether they carried out examination of cervical smear and its influencing factors. Results The average age of respondents was ( 40. 04 ± 13. 15) years old. Most people (78. 8%) knew the cervical cancer. Moreover, most of them (73.3%) had a proper knowledge that the cervical cancer could be prevented and cured. The number of people who knew the cervical smear was more than that who did not knew. Most of them knew on the examination via medical staff. People who had carried out cervical smear were in the minority. The results of χ2 test showed that there were statistically significant differences in the age (between the group of 21 to 29 years old and the rest), marital status, the profession (between the group of medical workers and the group without jobs) , monthly income ( between the group of 0 to 2 000 yuan and the rest);payment method for medical fee (between the group of self-paid medical fees and the rest), degree of knowledge on cervical cancer ( between the group in which people knew the cervical cancer and the rest ) . Conclusions The influencing factors of examination behavior of cervical smear include the age, marital status, profession, monthly income, payment method for medical fees, the knowledge of cervical cancer and cervical smear.
