Anaman Judith A, Correa-Velez Ignacio, King Julie
University of Health and Allied Sciences School of Nursing and Midwifery, PMB 31, Ho, Volta Region, Ghana.
School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)-Brisbane, Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove, QLD, 4059, Australia.
J Cancer Educ. 2018 Jun;33(3):716-723. doi: 10.1007/s13187-016-1126-y.
Cervical cancer is a significant public health issue, especially in the developing countries of sub-Saharan Africa. To examine knowledge adequacy on cervical cancer and screening test among African refugee and non-refugee women in Brisbane and further examine whether the level of knowledge vary between refugee and non-refugee women. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 254 African-born women conveniently sampled from the Brisbane local government area. The outcome measures were knowledge on cervical cancer and Pap smear. In the multivariate logistic regression analysis non-refugees were more likely than refugees to have adequate knowledge about cervical cancer. Also, non-refugee women who were older and educated beyond secondary school, were more likely to have good knowledge about Pap smear test than refugee women. Overall, knowledge level about cervical cancer is limited among the participants and non-refugee women were more likely than refugee women to have good knowledge about cervical cancer and the screening test. These findings may inform the development of health education interventions for the targeted population to improve knowledge and awareness about cervical cancer and the screening guidelines in Australia.
宫颈癌是一个重大的公共卫生问题,在撒哈拉以南非洲的发展中国家尤为如此。为了调查布里斯班非洲难民和非难民妇女对宫颈癌及筛查检测的知识掌握程度,并进一步研究难民妇女和非难民妇女之间的知识水平是否存在差异。对从布里斯班当地政府辖区方便抽样的254名出生于非洲的妇女进行了横断面调查。结果指标是关于宫颈癌和巴氏涂片检查的知识。在多变量逻辑回归分析中,非难民比难民更有可能对宫颈癌有足够的了解。此外,年龄较大且受过中学以上教育的非难民妇女比难民妇女更有可能对巴氏涂片检查有良好的了解。总体而言,参与者对宫颈癌的知识水平有限,非难民妇女比难民妇女更有可能对宫颈癌及筛查检测有良好的了解。这些发现可能为针对目标人群制定健康教育干预措施提供参考,以提高澳大利亚对宫颈癌及筛查指南的认识。