dc.creator | Moreira Júnior, Edson Duarte | |
dc.creator | Oliveira, Bruno Gusmão de | |
dc.creator | Ferraz, F. M | |
dc.creator | Costa, Sandra | |
dc.creator | Costa Filho, José Otávio | |
dc.creator | Karic, Gisela | |
dc.date | 2015-03-24T17:22:03Z | |
dc.date | 2015-03-24T17:22:03Z | |
dc.date | 2006 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-26T23:22:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-09-26T23:22:32Z | |
dc.identifier | MOREIRA JÚNIOR, E. D. et al. Knowledge and attitudes about human papillomavirus, Pap smears, and cervical cancer among young women in Brazil: implications for health education and prevention. International Journal of Gynecology Cancer, v. 16, n. 2, p. 599-603, 2006. | |
dc.identifier | 1048-891X | |
dc.identifier | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/9817 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8889893 | |
dc.description | The objective of the study was to assess knowledge and attitudes about human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer, and Papanicolaou (Pap) smears among young women. A questionnaire was administered to 204 women aged 16-23 years, attending a public clinic. Data were gathered on sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge, and attitudes related to HPV. Overall, 92% of women reported current/previous sexual activity, 42% perceived themselves at high risk of acquiring a sexually transmitted disease, 67% did not know that HPV can cause cervical cancer/warts, and only 10% acknowledged that HPV might lead to cervical cancer. In general, women had a poor knowledge on HPV diagnosis/treatment, condyloma signs, and Pap smear test. The main reasons for not having a Pap smear test done before were embarrassment (63%) and fear of pain (61%). Knowledge of HPV infection and cervical cancer was low in this urban young population. Our findings recommend for greater HPV education of the public and health care practitioners | |
dc.format | application/pdf | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | |
dc.rights | open access | |
dc.subject | Cervical cancer | |
dc.subject | Genital warts | |
dc.subject | Human papillomavirus | |
dc.subject | Knowledge | |
dc.subject | Pap smear screening | |
dc.subject | Young women | |
dc.subject | Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde | |
dc.subject | Teste de Papanicolaou | |
dc.subject | Papillomaviridae/isolamento & purificação | |
dc.subject | Infecções por Papillomavirus/virologia | |
dc.subject | Neoplasias do Colo do Útero/virologia | |
dc.subject | Esfregaço Vaginal | |
dc.subject | Adulto | |
dc.subject | Brasil/epidemiologia | |
dc.subject | DNA Viral/isolamento & purificação | |
dc.subject | Feminino | |
dc.subject | Educação em Saúde | |
dc.subject | Humanos | |
dc.subject | Papillomaviridae/genética | |
dc.subject | Infecções por Papillomavirus/diagnóstico | |
dc.subject | Neoplasias do Colo do Útero/diagnóstico | |
dc.title | Knowledge and attitudes about human papillomavirus, Pap smears, and cervical cancer among young women in Brazil: implications for health education and prevention. | |
dc.type | Article | |