000			03971nam a22003377a 4500
001			CUHAS/MD/4001042/T/13
003			CUHAS/MD/4001042/T/13
005			20240305193835.0
008			210806b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
028			_bWurzburg Road 35, BMC Premises, Post Code: 33102:
028			_bP. O. Box 1464, Mwanza – Tanzania:
028			_bPhone: +255 28 298 3384:
028			_bFax: +255 28 298 3386:
028			_bEmail: vc@bugando.ac.tz :
028			_b www.bugando.ac.tz
035			_aCUHAS/MD/4001042/T/13
040			_bEnglish _cDDC
041			_aEnglish
041			_aKiswahili
100			_a Minja, Jimmy. J _dCUHAS/MD/4001042/T/13 _920722
245			_aKnowledge and Perception Towards Cervical Cancer Screening Among Female Students at Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences.
260			_aMwanza, Tanzania: _bCatholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : _c©2018
300			_a vi; 46 Pages
300			_aIncludes References
520			_aAbstract: Background: Cervical cancer is the most common malignancy among women worldwide. It is estimated that about 500,000 women are diagnosed each year with cancer of the cervix worldwide of which 80% are in developing countries. In developed countries the incidence decreases due to increased awareness of disease in female population where is constant screening of women with the Pap smear, cancer of the cervix remains a leading cause of cancer related deaths among women in developing countries. In Tanzania cervical cancer is the most frequent cancer women. According to WHO, Tanzania is ranked number 6 with an overall incidence rate of 54.0 per 100,000 per year. Despite that very few females have knowledge and good perception on cervical cancer screening, prevention of cervical cancer is through early detection by screening. The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge and perception of the female university students towards cervical cancer screening. Objective: To assess knowledge and perception towards cervical cancer screening among females CUHAS-Bugando students. Methodology: This was a prospective cross-sectional study which included 440 CUHAS-Bugando female students pursuing all programs at the university willing to participate. Data was collected by using questionnaire and data entry was done in excel and analysis using SPSS. Implication: The result of this study will have several impacts towards cervical cancer screening awareness among female students and their sexual hygiene at large. Results: A total of 404 participants were enrolled. Their mean age was 23.1 (SD 3.9) years, ranged from 19-45 years, 56.9% where from urban and 43.1% from rural area of birth 209 (51.7%) female students reported to have sexual experience 195 (48.3%) heard of HPV, 225 (63.1%) heard of HPV vaccine while 326 (80%) students heard about cervical cancer and 211 (52.2%) heard of cervical cancer screening. Lower that 10% of the respondents had good knowledge score and out of 404, 144 (35.6%) had good perception score on cervical cancer screening whilest the common source of information on cancer of the cervix and cervical cancer screening was health education 202 (50%). Conclusion and Recommendation: The study showed that there is a lack of knowledge on cervical cancer screening and poor perception on cervical cancer screening. The reason for low knowledge and poor perception among other was lack of information. There is a need to promote cervical cancer screening among women by informing them on their susceptibility to cervical cancer and encouraging a belief that active and regular screening can detect cervical cancer at the pre-cancerous stage, hence enabling the early treatment and prevention of cancer development.
600			_xObstetrics and Gynecology
600			_xHematology
700			_a Mujuni, Fridolin _920457
700			_aErius Tebuka
942			_2ddc _cCR
999			_c20794 _d20794