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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Cervical Cancer and Screening among Haitian Health Care Workers

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  • Leilah Zahedi

    (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emory University, 69 Jesse Hill Junior Drive South East, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA)

  • Emma Sizemore

    (Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd. North East, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA)

  • Stuart Malcolm

    (School of Medicine, Emory University, 201 Dowman Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA)

  • Emily Grossniklaus

    (School of Medicine, Emory University, 201 Dowman Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA)

  • Oguchi Nwosu

    (Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University, 201 Dowman Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA)

Abstract

It is estimated that Haiti has the highest incidence of cervical cancer in the Western Hemisphere. There are currently no sustainable and affordable cervical cancer screening programs in Haiti. The current status of screening services and knowledge of health care professionals was assessed through a Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices survey on cervical cancer screening and prevention. It was distributed to Project Medishare for Haiti health care workers ( n = 27) in the Central Plateau. The majority (22/27) of participants stated pre-cancerous cells could be detected through screening, however, only four had ever performed a pap smear. All of the participants felt a screening program should be started in their area. Our data establishes that knowledge is fairly lacking among healthcare workers and there is an opportunity to train them in simple, cost effective “screen-and-treat” programs that could have a great impact on the overall health of the population.

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  • Leilah Zahedi & Emma Sizemore & Stuart Malcolm & Emily Grossniklaus & Oguchi Nwosu, 2014. "Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Cervical Cancer and Screening among Haitian Health Care Workers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 11(11), pages 1-12, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:11:y:2014:i:11:p:11541-11552:d:42145
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    Cited by:

    1. Shuangfei Xu & Chuanning Yu & Ying Zhou & Junqing Wu & Tieling Bai & Junxian Zhang & Yuyan Li, 2019. "The Prevalence of Reproductive Tract Infections in a Chinese Internal Migrant Population, and Its Correlation with Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-18, February.
    2. Paulin Tay Straughan & Chengwei Xu, 2022. "Parents’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Childhood Obesity in Singapore," SAGE Open, , vol. 12(4), pages 21582440221, December.

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