Kabacaoglu Meryem, Oral Belgin, Balci Elcin, Gunay Osman
Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Department of Public Health-Kayseri, Turkey E-mail :
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2015;16(14):5869-73. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.14.5869.
Breast and cervical cancers are among the most frequent and most fatal cancers in women. Life span of patients may be increased and quality of life improved through early diagnosis and treatment. This investigation was performed in order to determine knowledge and practices of female health personnel working at a university hospital regarding breast and cervical cancers.
This descriptive investigation was performed in Erciyes University Hospitals in 2014. A total of 524 female health personnel were included in the study. Data were collected through a questionnaire of 36 questions prepared by the researchers. The Chi square test and logistic regression were used for statistical analyses.
The mean age of the study group was 32.8±6.9 years, 18.3% being doctors and 81.7% nurses. Of the study group, 60.5% stated that they performed self breast-examination, 4.4% underwent HPV testing, 26.3% thought about taking an HPV test, 34.7% of those who are 40 years and over had mammography regularly and 19.5% of those who were married had a Pap smear conducted regularly. Most important causes of not performing the methods for early diagnosis of breast and cervical cancers are "forget and neglect".
It was concluded that female doctors and nurses do not pay sufficient attention to screening programs for breast and cervical cancers. The importance of early diagnosis and treatment should be emphasized during the undergraduate education and in-service training programs. Health condition of personnel and their utilization of preventive health care should be followed by occupational physicians.
乳腺癌和宫颈癌是女性中最常见且最致命的癌症之一。通过早期诊断和治疗可延长患者寿命并提高生活质量。本次调查旨在确定在大学医院工作的女性医护人员对乳腺癌和宫颈癌的认知及行为。
这项描述性调查于2014年在埃尔西耶斯大学医院开展。共有524名女性医护人员纳入研究。数据通过研究人员编制的包含36个问题的问卷收集。采用卡方检验和逻辑回归进行统计分析。
研究组的平均年龄为32.8±6.9岁，其中18.3%为医生，81.7%为护士。研究组中，60.5%表示会进行自我乳房检查，4.4%接受过HPV检测，26.3%考虑过进行HPV检测，40岁及以上者中有34.7%定期进行乳房X光检查，已婚者中有19.5%定期进行巴氏涂片检查。不采用乳腺癌和宫颈癌早期诊断方法的最重要原因是“遗忘和疏忽”。
得出的结论是，女性医生和护士对乳腺癌和宫颈癌筛查项目未给予足够重视。应在本科教育和在职培训项目中强调早期诊断和治疗的重要性。职业医生应关注人员的健康状况及其对预防性医疗保健的利用情况。
