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Knowledge of Cervical Cancer and Awareness of Screening Services Among Female Undergraduate Health Sciences Students in Brunei

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Objectives

Women with cervical cancer have high chances of survival if detected at an early stage. Adequate knowledge and awareness of cervical cancer and screening services are crucial in reducing cervical cancer rates. The objective of this study is to assess knowledge of cervical cancer and awareness of cervical cancer screening services offered in Brunei among all female undergraduate health sciences.

Methods

A cross-sectional study conducted using online questionnaire. Descriptive and sub-group analysis was applied.

Results

In total, 97 female health sciences students participated in this study. All participants were aware of cervical cancer and screening services. Knowledge on cervical cancer risk factors increased significantly with increased year of study. About 25% were not aware of frequency of screening, and 15% did not know where the services are provided.

Conclusion

Knowledge and awareness of cervical cancer among female health science students are high. This is important, as they will become focal person in their profession, to disseminate the right information to the public in the continuous national endeavor to lower mortality rate from cervical cancer.

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All authors conceived and designed the study, HAS, KHAM, SHS conducted research, provided research materials and collected, and HAS, HAR organized data. HAS, HAR analyzed and interpreted data. HAS wrote initial draft, and all authors for final draft of article, and provided logistic support. All authors have critically reviewed and approved the final draft and are responsible for the content and similarity index of the manuscript.

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Table of Participants’ response.

Participants’ response on the possible reason for not aware of cervical cancer screening services

In Table 5, lack of information about cervical cancer screening services was found to be get high response from the participants which is 92.8%, followed by lack of information on the location of cervical cancer services 63.9% and women do not know the purpose of cervical cancer screening services 53.6% as the contributing factors for the low awareness. Less than half 48.5% of the participants do not think that cervical cancer screening is important.

Table 5 Participants’ Response on the Possible Reason for not Aware of Cervical Cancer Screening Services and Strategies to Increase Utilization of the Services
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Participants’ Response on Strategies to Increase Utilization of Screening Services

In Table 5, concerning the strategies to increase utilization, majority of participant’s have suggested cervical cancer awareness campaign (85.6%) and health education (82.4%), followed by school health education (61.9%) as the strategies to increase screening uptake. In total, 53.6% participants suggested that social media advertisement can be used to increase utilization, followed by phone text reminders (39.2%) and services should be provided by competent health professional (34.0%). Only 2.1% participants give suggestion that cervical cancer screening should be made as routine testing for all women similar to vaccination and involved young social media “influencers” and made a video on cervical cancer awareness and the services provided related to cervical cancer to promote about the disease.

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Table 6 Participants’ response on possible reasons for not having cervical cancer screening (n = 97)
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6, participants’ response is that the possible reasons that women are not undergoing Pap test were embarrassed to get examine (72.2%) and fear of pain (54.6%) as the two most leading common reasons, followed by afraid to find out cancer (41.2%) was as the third. Besides that, 38.1% of the participants were thought that felt self is not at risk of cervical cancer one of the possible reason women not having a Pap test. Never thought that they needed (35.1%) and unaware the availability of the services 31.9%. Not many participants’ thought that long waiting queues (29.9%) caused women not undergo Pap test.

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Awang Sayang, H., Haji Abdul Mumin, K., Md Sofian, H.N. et al. Knowledge of Cervical Cancer and Awareness of Screening Services Among Female Undergraduate Health Sciences Students in Brunei. Indian J Gynecol Oncolog 19, 79 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40944-021-00578-w

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