Oladepo Oladimeji, Ricketts Olufemi Leticia, John-Akinola Yetunde
University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Int Q Community Health Educ. 2008;29(3):293-304. doi: 10.2190/IQ.29.3.g.
This study assessed the knowledge of cervical cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in women, and current screening practices among female students at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The study was descriptive and cross-sectional. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 350 respondents. Semi-structured questionnaires were used. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of respondents have heard about cervical cancer. Knowledge of predisposing factors for the disease was high for early exposure to sex (82%) and sex with multiple partners (70.6%). Only 15.7% knew that abnormal menstrual bleeding is symptomatic of cervical cancer; 14.9% perceived themselves to be susceptible while 2.6% had ever screened for the disease. Though awareness of cervical cancer and its predisposing factors was high, the perception of self-vulnerability and utilization of screening services were extremely low. Intense and integrated educational programs are urgently needed for this group.
本研究评估了宫颈癌（女性癌症死亡的主要原因之一）相关知识以及尼日利亚伊巴丹大学女学生目前的筛查情况。该研究为描述性横断面研究。采用多阶段抽样技术选取了350名受访者。使用了半结构化问卷。近三分之二（63%）的受访者听说过宫颈癌。对于早期性行为（82%）和多个性伴侣（70.6%）等该疾病的诱发因素，了解程度较高。只有15.7%的人知道异常子宫出血是宫颈癌的症状；14.9%的人认为自己易患该病，而2.6%的人曾接受过该疾病的筛查。尽管对宫颈癌及其诱发因素的知晓率较高，但自我易感性认知和筛查服务利用率极低。该群体迫切需要开展强化且综合的教育项目。
