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BARRIERS OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING IN PRESENTED TO GYNECOLOGY OUTPATIENT CLINIC IN BAGHDAD CITY
*Dr. Teeba Mezher Abdul-Saheb, Dr. Jawad K. and Dr. Lamees Adnan Shubber
ABSTRACT
Introduction: In terms of cancer incidence, cervical cancer ranks fourth among women and seventh overall; most cases (85%) are diagnosed in poor and middle-income nations. The study's overarching goal is to determine what factors prevent women with cervical cancer from receiving necessary follow-up care. Method: Cross-sectional study of 150 females will be conducted gynecology outpatient clinics in period between June 2021 and October 2021 in three hospitals in Baghdad city including al-emamainAlkadhemain teaching hospital, AL-yarmook teaching hospital and AL-karh hospital. Target population will be the patients attending gynecology clinics and health care providers working in these gynecology clinics of the selected hospitals.Data will be collected by interview with the patients who attend gynecology clinics and health care providers working in these clinics using pretested structured questionnaire after taking their consent to participate in the study.Results: Cross sectional study of 150 females, [36%] of them at age group 31-40 years while [28.7%] of females at age group 41-50 years. [86.7%] of females are married, [72.7%] of females are unemployed and [58%] of them have primary education just. [45.33%] of females have screening and [54.67%] have no screening before. There is significant impact of occupation that influence the decision to have screening, [68.3%] of Employed females have screening, also education significant impact on influence the decision to have screening, [50%] of Postgraduate females have screening. Significant association between recommendation of females for screening and doing screening, [74.1%] of females twice recommended have screening before while [39%] of females once recommended have screening before. Conclusion: Most of females have no screening before, occupation and education considered as important and significant barriers for females to have cervical screening, postgraduate females have more screening and also employment females get more cervical screening.
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