Toptaş Acar Belma, Gerçek Öter Emine, Şanli Çolakoğlu Hilal
Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology and Diseases Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aydın Adnan Menderes University Application and Research Hospital, Aydın, Turkey.
J Obstet Gynaecol. 2022 Oct;42(7):3193-3198. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2022.2109140. Epub 2022 Aug 10.
The aim of this study was to determine women's awareness of gynaecological cancer and the factors affecting this. The analytical, cross-sectional study was carried out with 422 women attending a gynaecology outpatient clinic between July 15 2019 and January 15 2019. Data were collected using a General Characteristics Form and the Gynecological Cancers Awareness Scale (GCAS). Descriptive statistics, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, the Mann-Whitney -test, the Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman's correlation analysis were used for data analysis. The mean score for the GCAS was 149.1 ± 0.85. The mean scores of the participants found for its subscales of early diagnosis and information, prevention, risk and routine checks, and serious illness were 15.40 ± 0.16, 21.44 ± 0.18, 26.61 ± 0.27 and 85.71 ± 0.52, respectively. The mean scores for the scale and its subscales had a correlation with age and education. The findings showed that the women had greater than moderate awareness about gynaecological cancers. Nurses and midwives should take account of age and education levels when offering training.Impact Statement An important factor in the protection of women from gynaecological cancers is awareness. Increasing the awareness of gynaecological cancer is important in terms of early diagnosis of the disease, treatment and reduction of mortality. Studies have shown that women's awareness of gynaecological cancers is generally above the moderate. There are, however, many factors that affect women's awareness of gynaecological cancer. The present study shows that many factors have an effect on women's awareness of gynaecological cancer. In particular, age and education status had a relation with the mean scores for the GCAS and all its subscales. Increasing awareness is very important for the early diagnosis and treatment of gynaecological cancers and reducing mortality. Health professionals should identify the factors affecting awareness of gynaecological cancer and continuously design and implement personalised education programs. The number of studies on the awareness of gynaecological cancer and the factors which influence this awareness is insufficient. It is thus necessary to increase the number of studies on this subject.
本研究的目的是确定女性对妇科癌症的认知以及影响这种认知的因素。2019年7月15日至2019年1月15日期间，对422名前往妇科门诊就诊的女性进行了分析性横断面研究。使用一般特征表和妇科癌症认知量表（GCAS）收集数据。数据分析采用描述性统计、柯尔莫哥洛夫-斯米尔诺夫检验、曼-惠特尼U检验、克鲁斯卡尔-沃利斯检验和斯皮尔曼相关性分析。GCAS的平均得分为149.1±0.85。参与者在早期诊断与信息、预防、风险与常规检查以及重病等子量表上的平均得分分别为15.40±0.16、21.44±0.18、26.61±0.27和85.71±0.52。该量表及其子量表的平均得分与年龄和教育程度相关。研究结果表明，这些女性对妇科癌症的认知高于中等水平。护士和助产士在提供培训时应考虑年龄和教育水平。影响声明保护女性免受妇科癌症侵害的一个重要因素是认知。提高对妇科癌症的认知对于疾病的早期诊断、治疗和降低死亡率至关重要。研究表明，女性对妇科癌症的认知总体上高于中等水平。然而，有许多因素会影响女性对妇科癌症的认知。本研究表明，许多因素会影响女性对妇科癌症的认知。特别是，年龄和教育状况与GCAS及其所有子量表的平均得分有关。提高认知对于妇科癌症的早期诊断和治疗以及降低死亡率非常重要。卫生专业人员应识别影响对妇科癌症认知的因素，并持续设计和实施个性化教育项目。关于妇科癌症认知及其影响因素的研究数量不足。因此，有必要增加关于该主题的研究数量。
