Awareness of cervical cancer among women attending an HIV treatment centre: a cross-sectional study from Morocco.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore awareness about cervical cancer among Moroccan women attending an HIV treatment centre in Laâyoune city, Morocco.

Design

A cross-sectional study was conducted from April to June 2017 using a knowledge test regarding cervical cancer, its risk factors and its prevention.

Setting

HIV treatment centre at the Hospital of Moulay Hassan Ben Elmehdi in Laâyoune city, Morocco.

Participants

One hundred and twenty-three HIV-positive women aged 19 years and older were recruited to this study.

Results

A total of 115 women were eligible to participate in the study. The average age was 34.9±10.2 years. Few women (20%) had heard about cervical cancer and its screening, the majority (17.4%) having received information from mass media. The vast majori

SUBMITTER: Belglaiaa E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6112383 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature