Knowledge of Palestinian women about cervical cancer warning signs: a national cross- sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Timely presentation and diagnosis of cervical cancer (CC) are crucial to decrease its mortality especially in low- and middle-income countries like Palestine. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of Palestinian women about CC warning signs and determine the factors associated with good knowledge.

Methods

This was a national cross-sectional study conducted between July 2019 and March 2020 in Palestine. Stratified convenience sampling was used to recruit adult women from hospitals, primary healthcare centers, and public spaces of 11 governorates. A translated-into-Arabic version of the validated CC awareness measure (CeCAM) was used to assess women's knowledge of 12 CC warning signs.

Results

Of 8086 approached, 7223 participants completed the CeCAM (res

SUBMITTER: Elshami M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8487127 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature