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Women’s Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Cervical Cancer Screening in Morocco

High incidence rates of cervical cancer are still common in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with ineffective prevention policies. This study assessed Moroccan women's knowledge and practices regarding the cervical cancer screening program. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2019...

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Autores principales: Bendahhou, Karima, Serhier, Zineb, Diouny, Samir, Ouadii, Karima, Barkouk, Amal, Niyonsaba, Adelin, Bennani Othmani, Mohamed
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10202561/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37223139
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37989
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author Bendahhou, Karima
Serhier, Zineb
Diouny, Samir
Ouadii, Karima
Barkouk, Amal
Niyonsaba, Adelin
Bennani Othmani, Mohamed
author_facet Bendahhou, Karima
Serhier, Zineb
Diouny, Samir
Ouadii, Karima
Barkouk, Amal
Niyonsaba, Adelin
Bennani Othmani, Mohamed
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description High incidence rates of cervical cancer are still common in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with ineffective prevention policies. This study assessed Moroccan women's knowledge and practices regarding the cervical cancer screening program. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2019 in four primary healthcare centers in Casablanca. Women over the age of 18 who came to these centers during the study period were invited to participate in the study. The variables collected were related to women’s knowledge of cervical cancer, the screening program, and their reasons for not participating in the screening program. The main risk factors identified by the participants were multiple sexual partners (4.3%) and sexually transmitted diseases (4%). About 77% of the cases (95% confidence interval (CI): 72.1%; 80.4%) knew that a cervical cancer screening program exists in Morocco. However, a small proportion had an idea about the population targeted by the program (46%) and the recommended interval between two screening tests (20%). Only 28% (95% CI: 19.2%; 38.2%) of eligible women had ever been screened for cervical cancer. These results underline the importance of implementing a communication strategy to increase women's awareness of the cervical screening program and their involvement in it.
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spelling pubmed-102025612023-05-23 Women’s Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Cervical Cancer Screening in Morocco Bendahhou, Karima Serhier, Zineb Diouny, Samir Ouadii, Karima Barkouk, Amal Niyonsaba, Adelin Bennani Othmani, Mohamed Cureus Public Health High incidence rates of cervical cancer are still common in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with ineffective prevention policies. This study assessed Moroccan women's knowledge and practices regarding the cervical cancer screening program. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2019 in four primary healthcare centers in Casablanca. Women over the age of 18 who came to these centers during the study period were invited to participate in the study. The variables collected were related to women’s knowledge of cervical cancer, the screening program, and their reasons for not participating in the screening program. The main risk factors identified by the participants were multiple sexual partners (4.3%) and sexually transmitted diseases (4%). About 77% of the cases (95% confidence interval (CI): 72.1%; 80.4%) knew that a cervical cancer screening program exists in Morocco. However, a small proportion had an idea about the population targeted by the program (46%) and the recommended interval between two screening tests (20%). Only 28% (95% CI: 19.2%; 38.2%) of eligible women had ever been screened for cervical cancer. These results underline the importance of implementing a communication strategy to increase women's awareness of the cervical screening program and their involvement in it. Cureus 2023-04-22 /pmc/articles/PMC10202561/ /pubmed/37223139 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37989 Text en Copyright © 2023, Bendahhou et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Women’s Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Cervical Cancer Screening in Morocco
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title_short Women’s Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Cervical Cancer Screening in Morocco
title_sort women’s knowledge and attitudes towards cervical cancer screening in morocco
topic Public Health
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10202561/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37223139
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37989
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