Uysal Aynur, Birsel Aylin
Department of Public Health Nursing, Ege University School of Nursing, Izmir, Turkey.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2009 Jul-Sep;10(3):345-50.
The aim of the paper was to examine knowledge about cervical cancer and in relation to Papanicolaou (Pap) testing among Turkish women.
This cross-sectional study research was carried out at Ege University Faculty of Medicine Hospital's Obstetric and Gynecology Outpatient Clinic between March 1st, and May 30th, 2008 with 92 volunteer women who were sexually active and aged 25 to 61. Data was collected through survey forms by interviews conducted by researchers. The form consisted of 30 questions and three parts.
Of the women who participated in the research, 33.7 % were aged 42-49 and 44.6 % were primary school graduates. It was determined that 53.3 % of the women had long experience of living in a province and big city and that 82.6 % had middle income. Approximately two-thirds (68.5%) had received a Pap test. The knowledge of the women within the scope of the research concerning cervical cancer risk factors (having a sexually transmitted disease, giving birth to many children, smoking, having sexual activity with a man who has had partners with a cervical cancer and having sexual intercourse at an early age) was found to be related with their condition of having pap testing.
The women's condition of having pap testing is influenced by their age group, having a history of cancer in their family and having knowledge of cervical cancer in advance (p <0.01). This research once again demonstrated that having knowledge is influential on the habit of having pap testing. Taking this conclusion into consideration, it is crucial that information services aimed at the whole society, specifically women, should become widespread with the participation of health workers.
本文旨在调查土耳其女性对宫颈癌的了解以及与巴氏涂片检查相关的情况。
这项横断面研究于2008年3月1日至5月30日在伊兹密尔埃杰大学医学院医院妇产科门诊进行，研究对象为92名年龄在25至61岁之间、有性生活的志愿者女性。研究人员通过问卷调查的方式收集数据。问卷包含30个问题，分为三个部分。
参与研究的女性中，33.7%年龄在42 - 49岁之间，44.6%为小学学历。结果显示，53.3%的女性长期居住在省份和大城市，82.6%的女性收入中等。约三分之二（68.5%）的女性接受过巴氏涂片检查。研究发现，参与研究的女性对宫颈癌危险因素（患有性传播疾病、多产、吸烟、与患有宫颈癌的男性伴侣发生性行为以及过早开始性行为）的了解与她们是否接受巴氏涂片检查的情况有关。
女性接受巴氏涂片检查的情况受年龄组、家族癌症病史以及对宫颈癌的预先了解程度影响（p <0.01）。这项研究再次表明，知识对接受巴氏涂片检查的习惯有影响。考虑到这一结论，至关重要的是，以全体社会成员特别是女性为对象的信息服务应在卫生工作者的参与下广泛开展。
