AL-TURATH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, BAGHDAD, IRAQ.
WASIT UNIVERSITY, WASIT, IRAQ.
Wiad Lek. 2021;74(9 cz 2):2287-2292.
The aim: The aim of this study was to determine the awareness level regarding pap smear in women living in Baghdad city, Iraq.
Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was done in 265 women living in Baghdad city using internet-based survey. Questionnaire was adopted from a previous study to measure the awareness level among women.
Results: the results showed that only 8(3%) of the respondent had a family history of cervical cancer. Almost (94%) have heard about cervical cancer, while only (38%) knew that HPV virus is the cause of cervical cancer. Majority of the respondents (87%) heard about pap smear while only 67 (25.0 %) had performed pap smear before. A total of 86% agreed that early diagnosis is important in treating of the cervical cancer.
Conclusions: Majority of women heard of cervical cancer and pap smear, but the level of its practice is still low with only 25% of respondents had performed it before. More health promotion is needed especially, at the primary care level regarding the importance of performing regular pap smear especially for women with family history of the cervical cancer.
本研究旨在了解伊拉克巴格达市女性对巴氏涂片检查的认知水平。
采用基于互联网的调查，对居住在巴格达市的 265 名女性进行了横断面研究。问卷采用先前研究中的问卷，以衡量女性的认知水平。
结果显示，仅有 8 名（3%）受访者有宫颈癌家族史。几乎（94%）听说过宫颈癌，而只有（38%）知道 HPV 病毒是宫颈癌的病因。大多数受访者（87%）听说过巴氏涂片检查，而仅有 67 名（25.0%）之前做过巴氏涂片检查。共有 86%的人同意早期诊断对治疗宫颈癌很重要。
大多数女性听说过宫颈癌和巴氏涂片检查，但实际进行的比例仍然较低，只有 25%的受访者之前做过。需要进行更多的健康宣传，特别是在初级保健层面，宣传定期进行巴氏涂片检查的重要性，特别是对有宫颈癌家族史的女性。
