Sevil Sahin, Kevser Ozdemir, Aleattin Unsal, Ozlem Dogu
Sakarya University School of Health, Sakarya, Turkey.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2013 Jul;63(7):873-7.
To determine the frequency of Pap smear testing among women and to evaluate their level of knowledge about the test and other relevant factors.
The study comprised women who presented to the Gynaecology and Obstetrics Polyclinic of Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Turkey, between April 1 and 30, 2012. The questionnaire was developed in line with the objectives of the study. They were filled by the participants who were supervised during the process. Women who had had at least one Pap smear test in life were considered to have taken a Pap smear test'", and those who had heard of the test were accepted as women who "knew of the Pap smear test". Data was analysed using SPSS 15.0. Chi-square test was used for analyses, and statistical significance was set at p<0.05.
The age of 601 subjects ranged between 15 and 64 years, with a mean of 31.09+/-10.49 years. Of the total, 115 (19.1%) had taken a Pap smear test before and 293 (48.8%) knew of the test.The proportion of the women who had had a Pap smear test was higher among those who were over 30 years of age (n=73; 63.47%), had post-high school educational degrees (n=68; 59.13%), had moderate familial income status (n=74; 64.34%), were married (n=109; 94.78%), had first sexual experience after 25 years of age(n=42; 36.52%), and were not using a contraceptive method (n=97; 84.34%) (p<0.05 for each). Besides, more women with previous knowledge of the test had taken the test (p<0.05).
The subjects did not have sufficient information on Pap smear and the frequency of having a test was low. Raising awareness would prove beneficial.
确定女性进行巴氏涂片检查的频率，并评估她们对该检查及其他相关因素的了解程度。
该研究纳入了2012年4月1日至30日期间前往土耳其萨卡里亚培训与研究医院妇产科综合门诊的女性。问卷根据研究目的制定。由参与者在监督过程中填写。一生中至少进行过一次巴氏涂片检查的女性被视为进行过巴氏涂片检查，听说过该检查的女性被视为“了解巴氏涂片检查”的女性。使用SPSS 15.0软件进行数据分析。采用卡方检验进行分析，设定统计学显著性水平为p<0.05。
601名受试者的年龄在15至64岁之间，平均年龄为31.09±10.49岁。其中，115名（19.1%）之前进行过巴氏涂片检查，293名（48.8%）了解该检查。30岁以上（n=73；63.47%）、具有高中以上学历（n=68；59.13%）、家庭收入中等（n=74；64.34%）、已婚（n=109；94.78%）、25岁以后有首次性经历（n=42；36.52%）以及未使用避孕方法（n=97；84.34%）的女性中，进行过巴氏涂片检查的比例更高（每项p<0.05）。此外，之前了解该检查的女性进行该检查的比例更高（p<0.05）。
受试者对巴氏涂片检查的信息了解不足，进行检查的频率较低。提高认识将被证明是有益的。
