ABSTRACT

Although the incidence of cervical cancer among women reduced, but still it is a significant problem in developing countries. Among the women living in low-income urban community in southern part of India, we sought to determine the prevalence of screening and assess women’s cervical cancer knowledge. As per the WHO number of global cancer deaths rising significantly every year, we conducted a cross-sectional survey to evaluate and make them aware about the cervical cancer prevalence among the women aged 25–70 living in Hyderabad, Telangana. To achieve effective screening towards reducing the burden of cervical cancers, we developed questionnaires to investigate socio-economic, demographic, bio-medical, and residence. The present study attempts to address some of these research gaps among women to reduce the prevalence of cervical cancer in women. In a subset of 105 women, we conducted a 57 questions survey regarding women’s knowledge of cervical cancer screening. It was reported that 38% of surveyed women had good awareness regarding cervical cancer and a relative precision rate of 20%. We also assessed knowledge of cervical cancer, screening and the HPV vaccine in a subset of 175 women in the same age range to identify the HPV vaccine ratio among women living in Hyderabad, Telangana. Keywords: Cervical cancer, Knowledge, Awareness, Screening, Telangana State, India
Publication date: 25/09/2021

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.9.1049