A comparative study on behavior, awareness and belief about cervical cancer among rural and urban women in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT: Cervical cancer is the second most common gynecologic cancer in Vietnam but based on the literature, only ~25% of Vietnamese women reported ever being screened for cervical cancer. To inform strategies to reduce the cervical cancer burden in Southern Vietnam where disease incidence is higher than the national average, this study examined behaviors, awareness, barriers, and beliefs about cervical cancer screening among rural and urban women in this geographical region. In October-November 2021, we conducted a cross-sectional study among 196 rural and 202 urban women in Southern Vietnam; participants completed a cervical cancer screening questionnaire. Descriptive analyses and rural-urban differences in screening behavior, awareness, barriers, and beliefs are presented. About half of the rur

SUBMITTER: Phung MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10243615 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature