WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

*Dr. Esraa Thaer Majeed, Hiba D. Al-Ameri and Lamees Adnan Shubber

ABSTRACT

Background: Cervical cancer is a prevalent and very consequential kind of malignancy. Over the past five years,cervical cancer has emerged as the second most prevalent form of cancer worldwide, ranking second in frequencyamong women, behind breast cancer. The objective of this study is to assess the physicians' degree of knowledgeon cervical cancer. Method: A cross-sectional research was conducted on a sample of 300 physicians working atprimary health care centres located in the Al-Karkh health directorate in Baghdad, Iraq. Results: The findingsindicate that 87% of the physicians who took part in this survey had an excellent level of knowledge on cervicalcancer. Furthermore, 10.7% of the participants were deemed to have an acceptable level of knowledge, while2.3% were found to have poor knowledge. The study findings indicate a noteworthy correlation between thedoctors' work description and their knowledge of risk factors and situations that may heighten the risk of cervicalcancer (p<0.05). Conclusion: Based on the findings, we can infer that 87% of the physicians who took part in thissurvey have a satisfactory level of awareness on the risk factors associated with cervical cancer.