Prevalence and Correlates of Cervical Cancer Prevention Knowledge Among High School Students in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cervical cancer is a preventable yet highly prevalent disease in Africa. Despite female adolescents and young women being a target group for cervical cancer prevention strategies, little research has examined their knowledge of how to prevent the disease. The study aimed to describe: (a) knowledge about cervical cancer prevention and (b) sociodemographic, social, and systemic factors associated with and interacting with knowledge among female senior high school students in Ghana.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey assessed knowledge about (a) risk factors and (b) primary and secondary prevention of cervical cancer among 2,400 female students from 17 public senior high schools in the Ashanti region, Ghana. Descriptive statistics were used to describe knowledge. Lin

SUBMITTER: Ampofo AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10981191 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature