Department of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
PLoS One. 2021 Jun 24;16(6):e0253850. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253850. eCollection 2021.
The knowledge of Pap smear and uptake of preventive behaviors to prevent cervical cancer are the most important contributors to the advanced stage of the disease. Knowledge is one of the most leading factors to predict the health behaviors and a helpful factor in performing screening procedures. This study aimed to investigate Saudi Arabian women knowledge of Pap testing in relation to their intention to undergo the test.
An online survey including demographic characteristics (3 questions), knowledge (13 questions), and intentions (3 questions) towards Pap smear was completed by 467 Saudi Arabian women. Data were analyzed through SPSS version 22, using descriptive statistics and correlation to measure the relationship between knowledge, demographic factors, and intention.
The study found that average level of knowledge was 1.3 which is between high and moderate knowledge, and the average score for the intention was 2.88, to indicate that the intentions to uptake Pap smear among the participants were above the average. The study revealed a significant correlation between demographic factors and intention (p<0.01).
Findings from the current study can inform health care providers about Saudi Arabian women knowledge of Pap smear and the intention to uptake the test. Strategies to motivate women to undergo Pap screening should be introduced.
巴氏涂片检查的知识以及采取预防宫颈癌的行为是防止疾病进展到晚期的最重要因素。知识是预测健康行为的最重要因素之一，也是进行筛查程序的有益因素。本研究旨在调查沙特阿拉伯女性对巴氏涂片检查的知识与她们接受检查的意愿之间的关系。
通过在线调查，467 名沙特阿拉伯女性完成了包括人口统计学特征（3 个问题）、知识（13 个问题）和对巴氏涂片检查的意向（3 个问题）在内的问卷。使用 SPSS 版本 22 进行数据分析，采用描述性统计和相关性来衡量知识、人口统计学因素和意向之间的关系。
研究发现，知识的平均水平为 1.3，处于高和中等之间，而意向的平均得分为 2.88，表明参与者接受巴氏涂片检查的意愿高于平均水平。研究表明，人口统计学因素与意向之间存在显著相关性（p<0.01）。
本研究的结果可以为医疗保健提供者提供沙特阿拉伯女性对巴氏涂片检查的知识和接受检查的意愿方面的信息。应引入激励女性进行巴氏筛查的策略。
