AWARENESS AND KNOWLEDGE OF CERVICAL CANCER IN NURSES OF DHQ HOSPITAL FAISALABAD

Abstract

Background: Cervical disease is a tumor that begins in the cervix, the lower end of the uterus is in contact with the vagina. Cervical carcinoma is the second most basic tumor in ladies around the world, while the most widely recognized malignancy in ladies in Pakistan. The attention to cervical tumor and its counteractive action is very low in Pakistani ladies. The Pap test is a basic and practical strategy for the early determination of cervical tumor. It is important to make nursing staff mindful of cervical malignancy, with the goal that they can impart learning about cervical tumor and avoidance to the overall population. Goals: The target of this investigation was to investigate the level of comprehension of cervical disease in female medical caretakers and to recognize attendants' impression of cervical malignancy screening specifically Use Pap spread. Study design: Descriptive cross sectional. Period: four months(Feb-May 2018). Setting: District Head Quarter(DHQ) Hospital Faisalabad. Material and Methods: Selfadministered questionnaire was used to conduct the study. This descriptive analysis was consisted on frequency tables of the respondents' responses. Results: This study found that 60.0% don't have knowledge about the cervical cancer, while 42.14% have awareness about the cervical cancer. While majority of the respondents (53.5%) think that HPV can cause other diseases and majority of the respondents (72.14%) have knowledge that HPV can be detected by using Pap Smear Test. Table 4 also highlights that majority of nurses i.e. 60.7% at DHQ hospital Faisalabad don't have knowledge about the Papillomavirus. It was found that nurses having experience between 5-10 years have more knowledge about the cervical cancer, i.e. 26.43%. Conclusion: It is concluded that nurses have knowledge about cervical cancer. Majority of nurses don't have knowledge about the symptoms and the severity level of cervical cancer. Cross tab analysis revealed that nurses having more experience are more aware about the cervical cancer.