Knowledge of cervical cancer risk factors among Palestinian women: a national cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High awareness of cervical cancer (CC) risk factors is important to decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with CC. This study aimed to assess the knowledge level of Palestinian women about CC risk factors and to determine the factors associated with good knowledge.

Methods

This was a national cross-sectional study. Adult women from hospitals, primary healthcare centers, and public spaces of 11 governorates in Palestine were recruited using a stratified convenience sampling. A translated-into-Arabic version of the validated CC awareness measure (CeCAM) was used to assess the knowledge about the 11 CC risk factors. For each correctly identified risk factor, the participant was given one point. The total score was calculated and was categorized into three c

SUBMITTER: Elshami M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8561913 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature