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Counseling Program for Prevention of Cervical Cancer among Women at Assuit, Egypt

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Abstract Cervical cancer can affect women of all ages, but is most common in women between 30 – 45 years of age. Aim of This study was to evaluate the effect of the counseling program on prevention of cervical cancer among women. The study Design: Quiz experimental design. Setting The study was conducted at the Rural Health Unit (RHU) in "El-Masara village Sample : A simple random sample of 160 women who met the required criteria were included. Study tools: An interview questionnaire was used, it consisted of 3 parts: The first part included personal data. The second part assessed women's knowledge about cervical cancer and screening using Pap smear The third part women's attitude about cervical cancer and Pap smear screening. Results: It was found the ages of more than one third of women ranged from 25-30 years. The majority of women had poor knowledge and negative attitude about cervical cancer in the pre- test, which improved significantly after the post-test. Conclusion & Recommendations: This study concluded that women had limited knowledge about cervical cancer and its prevention. There was a positive correlation between total ' knowledge score and attitude regarding prevention of cervical cancer. The study recommended, raise community awareness and improve their knowledge about the disease and its prevention through counseling program. Also, improve woman's attitude towards screening Pap smear

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10.21608/asnj.2015.182376

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Key word : Cervical Cancer, Screening, Prevention & Counseling

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Soad

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Bayomi

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Sayed

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Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University Egypt.

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Neama

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El-Magrabi

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Mohammed

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Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University Egypt.

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3

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5.0

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26250

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2015-06-01

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2021-07-06

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2015-06-01

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63

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73

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2314-8845

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2682-3799

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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Counseling Program for Prevention of Cervical Cancer among Women at Assuit, Egypt

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22 Jan 2023