This is the complete NewsRx® article.By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Women’s Health Weekly -- Investigators publish new report on Oncology - Cervical Cancer. According to news reporting originating in Tromso, Norway, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Knowledge about cervical cancer (CC) risk factors and benefits of CC prevention motivates women to participate in its screening. However, several studies show that there is a significant knowledge deficit worldwide about human papillomavirus (HPV).”
The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the Department of Community Medicine, “The current study explores the level of knowledge about HPV and CC prevention in the context of sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of women who visited an antenatal clinic in Arkhangelsk, Russia. This cross-sectional study was conducted in the city of Arkhangelsk, which seats the administrative center of Arkhangelsk County, Northwest Russia. It included women who consulted a gynecologist for any reason between January 1, 2015 and April 30, 2015, were residents of Arkhangelsk, 25 to 65 years of age and sexually active (N=300). Student’s t-test for continuous variables and Pearson’s ch2 test for categorical variables were used in the comparisons of women grouped as having either poor or sufficient knowledge. Linear regression analysis was also employed. The level of knowledge about HPV and CC prevention was associated with education, parity, age of initiating of intercourse, and sources of information. After adjustment, women with university education were more likely to have higher knowledge about HPV and CC prevention compared to those with lower education. We observed that most participants had a sufficient level of knowledge.”
According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Educational gaps were identified that potentially could be used to tailor interventions in CC prevention.”
For more information on this research see: Knowledge about human papillomavirus and prevention of cervical cancer among women of Arkhangelsk, Northwest Russia. Plos One , 2017;12(12):e0189534. (Public Library of Science - www.plos.org; Plos One - www.plosone.org)
Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting E.E. Roik, Dept. of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromso, Norway. Additional authors for this research include E.E. Sharashova, E. Nieboer, O.A. Kharkova, V.A. Postoev and J.0 Odland.
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CITATION: (2017-12-28), Study Findings from Department of Community Medicine Provide New Insights into Cervical Cancer (Knowledge about human papillomavirus and prevention of cervical cancer among women of Arkhangelsk, Northwest Russia), Women’s Health Weekly, 43, ISSN: 1532-4729, BUTTER® ID: 014886761
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