Knowledge, perception and participation in voluntary cervical cancer screening among Kamuzu College of Nursing female students

Cervical cancer ranks as the first most frequent cancer among Malawian women and is also the second most frequent cancer an-long women between 15 and 44 years of age (HPV information centre, 2007). Majority if' not all, Kamuzu College of Nursing female students fall within the at risk age...

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Main Author: Mkutumula, Bhima, Chinsinsi
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Language:English
Published: Kamuzu University of Health Sciences 2022
Online Access:http://nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw/handle/20.500.12845/353
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description Cervical cancer ranks as the first most frequent cancer among Malawian women and is also the second most frequent cancer an-long women between 15 and 44 years of age (HPV information centre, 2007). Majority if' not all, Kamuzu College of Nursing female students fall within the at risk age of 15 years and above but statistics of cervical cancer screening at both Kamuzu and Queen Elizabeth Central hospital indicate that in 2008, of the 1779 women who had cervical cancer screening at Queen Elizabeth Central hospital, only I of them was a Kamuzu College of Nursing student while at Kamuzu Central hospital, out of 876 women who accessed the services, none were Kamuzu College of Nursing students. The study will be done at Kamuzu colleges two campuses. A quantitative exploratory design and a convenience sample of 40 students will be used. The design has been chosen because the study intends to gain knowledge and information on factors influencing utilization of cervical cancer screening services for the Kamuzu College of Nursing female students. The study is important as it will provide evidence based knowledge and information for further research that will also help restructure the nursing management and education on the development of better strategies for the cervical cancer screening services, and their dispensation, so that the services are tailor-made to attract uptake by more women.
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spelling oai:nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw:20.500.12845-3532023-03-12T00:04:48Z Knowledge, perception and participation in voluntary cervical cancer screening among Kamuzu College of Nursing female students Mkutumula, Bhima, Chinsinsi Cervical cancer ranks as the first most frequent cancer among Malawian women and is also the second most frequent cancer an-long women between 15 and 44 years of age (HPV information centre, 2007). Majority if' not all, Kamuzu College of Nursing female students fall within the at risk age of 15 years and above but statistics of cervical cancer screening at both Kamuzu and Queen Elizabeth Central hospital indicate that in 2008, of the 1779 women who had cervical cancer screening at Queen Elizabeth Central hospital, only I of them was a Kamuzu College of Nursing student while at Kamuzu Central hospital, out of 876 women who accessed the services, none were Kamuzu College of Nursing students. The study will be done at Kamuzu colleges two campuses. A quantitative exploratory design and a convenience sample of 40 students will be used. The design has been chosen because the study intends to gain knowledge and information on factors influencing utilization of cervical cancer screening services for the Kamuzu College of Nursing female students. The study is important as it will provide evidence based knowledge and information for further research that will also help restructure the nursing management and education on the development of better strategies for the cervical cancer screening services, and their dispensation, so that the services are tailor-made to attract uptake by more women. 2022-04-01T08:26:56Z 2022-04-01T08:26:56Z 2009-06-01 Other http://nkhokwe.kuhes.ac.mw/handle/20.500.12845/353 en application/pdf Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
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