Cervical cancer: perception of peripheral health workers in Lucknow: a cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorAnsari, Arshien_US
dc.contributor.authorAgarwal, Monikaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, V. K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKumari, Nutanen_US
dc.contributor.authorDeo, Sujataen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-06T08:38:54Z
dc.date.available2020-05-06T08:38:54Z
dc.date.issued2019-04
dc.description.abstractBackground: Cervical cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers among Indian women. Cervical cancer incidence reduces dramatically when effective screening programs linked with access to treatment are in place and are readily accessible. Peripheral health workers (PHWs) being frontline workers have a major influence on raising awareness among community about acceptability of available screening programmes. This study was thus conducted to assess the awareness of PHWs regarding risk factors, signs and symptoms, early detection and prevention for cervical cancer.Methods: A questionnaire-based study was conducted among 450 PHWs (ASHAs and BHWs). Information was collected regarding their bio-social characteristics, awareness about female cancers, risk factors, signs/symptoms, early detection methods and services available for screening and prevention of cervical cancer.Results: Awareness of different aspects of cervical cancer was found to be very low. Only eight per cent of the PHWs had good awareness score. BHWs obtained statistically significant better mean scores as compared to ASHAs. Few (7.6%) PHWs had received training for any type of female cancers. Only 17 per cent of the PHWs were aware of HPV vaccine availability and only 29 per cent from them could name the vaccine.Conclusions: Majority of the PHWs had poor awareness about cervical cancer and available screening facility in our health system. They had almost no idea of availability of free HPV vaccination at the Sampoorna clinics. This low level of awareness calls for regular training of PHWs on cervical cancer which would ultimately trickle down to the community.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine and Public Health, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine and Public Health, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine and Public Health, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsKGMU Institute of Nursing, KGMU, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King George’s Medical University UP, Lucknow, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationAnsari Arshi, Agarwal Monika, Singh V. K., Kumari Nutan, Deo Sujata. Cervical cancer: perception of peripheral health workers in Lucknow: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2019 Apr; 6(4): 1536-1544en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-6032
dc.identifier.issn2394-6040
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/201141
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume6en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20191380en_US
dc.subjectPeripheral health workersen_US
dc.subjectBasic health workersen_US
dc.subjectASHAen_US
dc.subjectCervical canceren_US
dc.subjectAwarenessen_US
dc.subjectPerceptionen_US
dc.titleCervical cancer: perception of peripheral health workers in Lucknow: a cross-sectional studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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