Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Valley View University, P.O. Box DT 595, Oyibi, Ghana.
Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana.
BMC Womens Health. 2021 Apr 12;21(1):148. doi: 10.1186/s12905-021-01296-3.
Awareness about cervical cancer screening and vaccination in the developed countries are high as compared to the developing countries. Sixty to eighty percent (60-80%) of the women who develop cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa live in the rural areas with inadequate awareness of cervical cancer screening. However, cervical cancer knowledge remained a significant direct predictor of screening behaviors. The study therefore aim to explore the Knowledge on Cervical Cancer Screening and Vaccination among females at Oyibi Community.
A qualitative exploratory design was employed to purposively recruit 35 participants who were made up of 7 members in a group forming 5 Focus Group discussions in all. Data was retrieved using a semi-structured interview guide.
The study revealed two main themes with 7 subthemes. The two main themes were cervical cancer screening and vaccination knowledge and cervical cancer vaccination effectiveness and cost. The subthemes were; knowledge on cervical cancer screening types, knowledge about cervical cancer screening and vaccination centers, knowledge about how cancer screening is performed, knowledge about cervical cancer vaccination, cervical cancer screening and vaccination sources of information, knowledge about the effectiveness of cervical cancer vaccination and awareness about cervical cancer screening cost and vaccination cost.
Ghanaian women are increasingly becoming aware of cervical cancer, nevertheless low knowledge on screening and vaccination of cervical cancer, and effectiveness was detected with high awareness about the screening and vaccination centers. There is therefore the need for heightened sensitization regarding cervical cancer screening and vaccination in rural communities to help reduce misconceptions and increase patronage rate.
与发展中国家相比，发达国家的宫颈癌筛查和疫苗接种意识较高。撒哈拉以南非洲地区 60-80%的宫颈癌患者生活在农村地区，对宫颈癌筛查的认识不足。然而，宫颈癌知识仍然是筛查行为的重要直接预测因素。因此，本研究旨在探讨 Oyibi 社区女性对宫颈癌筛查和疫苗接种的认知。
采用定性探索性设计，目的是招募 35 名参与者，其中包括 7 名组成 5 个焦点小组讨论的小组成员。使用半结构化访谈指南检索数据。
研究揭示了两个主要主题和 7 个子主题。两个主要主题是宫颈癌筛查和疫苗接种知识以及宫颈癌疫苗接种的效果和成本。子主题包括：宫颈癌筛查类型的知识、宫颈癌筛查和疫苗接种中心的知识、癌症筛查如何进行的知识、宫颈癌疫苗接种的知识、宫颈癌筛查和疫苗接种的信息来源、宫颈癌疫苗接种的效果知识以及对宫颈癌筛查成本和疫苗接种成本的认识。
加纳女性对宫颈癌的认识日益提高，但对宫颈癌筛查和疫苗接种的知识水平较低，对筛查和疫苗接种中心的认识程度较高。因此，需要在农村社区加强对宫颈癌筛查和疫苗接种的宣传，以帮助减少误解并提高接种率。
