Cancer related knowledge, attitude, and practice among community health care providers and health assistants in rural Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer remains one of the primary causes of death in Bangladesh. The success of cancer control in rural areas depends on the ability of the health care system and workforce to identify and manage cases properly at early stages. Community Health Workers (CHW) can play a vital role in this process. The present study aims to assess cancer related Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) among 2 categories of CHWs - Community Health Care Providers (CHCP) and Health Assistants (HA) in rural Bangladesh.

Methods

A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire from July 2019 to June 2020. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to determine the sample. One Upazilla Health Complex (UHC) from each of the eight administrative division

SUBMITTER: Mubin N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7927368 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature