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A Study on Awareness of Cervical Cancer among Women of Reproductive Age Group in the Rural Field Practice Area of Medical College, Kolkata

Nirmalya Manna, Anindya Mukherjee, Arup Chakraborty and Sayantan Das Mazumdar
Page: 123-130 | Received 20 Aug 2024, Accepted 14 Nov 2024, Published online: 18 Nov 2024

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Abstract

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer worldwide and it is also the fourth most common death from cancer. 341, 831 deaths were attributed to this malignancy in 2020 globally. And, in women it just comes after breast carcinoma. The disease can be screened and the severity of it can be restricted. Most of the disease burden is attributed by the HPV virus. To determine knowledge regarding cervical cancer, its symptoms and risk factors, number of women screened for cervical cancer, the number of women willing to get screened and the attitude regarding the vaccine among the study participants. A cross‐sectional, descriptive study of reproductive age group residents of the rural field practice areaof Medical College Hospital, Kolkata. A pre‐tested, structured, pre‐validated schedule was used to interview 164 participants. A Software called Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 21.0, was used to analyze the data. 70 (42.68%) participants have heard of Cervical Cancer. 17.68% of the total participants had adequate knowledge about symptoms and 09.14% about the risk factors of cervical cancer. Only 28(17.07%) participants have been screened for cervical cancer.31 participants have heard about vaccine but none of them received it. The findings of the study revealslack of knowledge regarding cervical cancer. Our analysis shows knowledge to be significantly associated with level of education, religion and socio‐economic status. There is also resistance in getting screened. And no one received vaccine, mostly due to its unavailability in government setups.

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Nirmalya Manna, Anindya Mukherjee, Arup Chakraborty and Sayantan Das Mazumdar. A Study on Awareness of Cervical Cancer among Women of Reproductive Age Group in the Rural Field Practice Area of Medical College, Kolkata.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.12.123.130
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