Cervical Cancer Screening Practice Among Reproductive-Age Women Attending at Makongoro Reproductive and Child Health Clinic. (Record no. 28589)
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| 028 ## - PUBLISHER OR DISTRIBUTOR NUMBER | |
| Source | Wurzburg Road 35, Premises, Post Code: 33102 | |
| Source | P. O. Box 1464 Mwanza, Tanzania | |
| Source | Phone: (255) 28-298-3384 | |
| Source | Fax: (255) 28-298-3386 | |
| Source | Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz | |
| Source | Website: www.bugando.ac.tz. |
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| Transcribing agency | ddc |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | Kiswahili |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Relator term | CUHAS/MD/4003235/T/19 |
| Fuller form of name | Amina Hamidu Shemahonge |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Cervical Cancer Screening Practice Among Reproductive-Age Women Attending at Makongoro Reproductive and Child Health Clinic. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Mwanza, Tanzania | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS-Bugando] | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2024. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 48 Pages |
| Extent | Includes References |
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| Summary, etc. | Abstract: <br/><br/>Introduction: Cervical cancer is a significant health issue globally, with high incidence in low and middle- income countries, in particularly in sub–Saharan African (SSA). Tanzania ranks fourth highest incidence rate of cervical cancer in the world with 59.1 new cases per 100000The WHO urges all sub-Sahara African countries to perform Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) approach for cervical cancer screening among women of reproductive age, but the uptake of screening is still low, so this study aimed to determine cervical cancer screening practice among reproductive age women attending at makongoro reproductive and child health clinic (RCH) <br/><br/>Methodology: this was a cross-sectional study that was conducted among reproductive age women that were attending RCH clinic. Data were collected using the semi-structured closed ended questionnaires through interviewing the patients and analyzed using SPSS v20, Ethical clearance was sought before commencement of this study. <br/><br/>Results: A total of 150 participants were included in this study. More than half of the participants (69.3%) had age between 20-39 years of age. More than three quarter of the participants did not screen against cervical cancer. Reason for not screening for most participants (56.7%) was having limited information. Nearly all the study participants (98.7%) heard about cervical cancer. More than three quarter (78%) have heard about cervical cancer screening, but more than half (54.7%) do not know if vaccine is available for prevention. None of the study participants had received HPV vaccination. <br/><br/>Conclusion: Knowledge of cervical cancer among reproductive age women is good but practice towards screening is still low. Intervention is needed from the government and all concerned bodies to increase awareness and practice of cervical cancer screening service<br/><br/> |
| 600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| General subdivision | Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| General subdivision | Pathology |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Fuller form of name | Fridolin Felix Mujuni |
| Fuller form of name | Oscar Ottoman Muhini |
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| Public note | Research Report Submitted for Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for The Award of Bachelor of Doctor of Medicine at The Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences. |
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| MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | 09/02/2024 | 20240902160459.0 | 09/02/2024 | 09/02/2024 | UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS |