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Cervical cancer screening management practices and prevention in uMsunduzi Local Municipality primary care clinics.
- Source :
- Health SA Gesondheid; 2022, Vol. 27 Issue 1, p1-9, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Background: Although cervical cancer is preventable, it remains the most feared and second most common cancer in women worldwide, as well as the leading cause of cancer deaths in many lowand middle-income countries, including South Africa. Numerous studies conducted globally, in Africa and in South Africa revealed a knowledge gap about cervical cancer and its preventive strategies, including cervical cancer screening, among nurses and the general population. Aim: The purpose was to investigate and describe nurses' knowledge and management practices regarding cervical cancer screening in uMsunduzi Local Municipality, KwaZulu- Natal. Methods: The study was directed by a positivism paradigm. A quantitative research approach and nonexperimental descriptive design was used in this study. Probability random sampling was used, and a self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Eighty-three professional nurses participated in the study. Results: The study discovered that professional nurses working in selected clinics in uMsunduzi Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, had a high level of knowledge about cervical cancer and its screening. Nonetheless, despite the high level of knowledge demonstrated, the level of practice remained low. Conclusion: Cervical cancer morbidity and mortality have long been a major health concern in South Africa's general population. The study found that PNs are knowledgeable about cervical cancer screening; conversely, practice was low. This paper includes recommendations for future research, nursing practice, nursing education and the Department of Health. Contribution: This study contributed vastly to the body of knowledge in managing cervical cancer screening practices, particularly in health promotion and prevention of diseases at primary care level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CAUSES of death
ONCOLOGY nursing
SCIENTIFIC observation
MIDDLE-income countries
MEDICAL office management
RESEARCH evaluation
RESEARCH methodology
SELF-evaluation
EARLY detection of cancer
QUANTITATIVE research
PAP test
DISEASES
PRIMARY health care
PARADIGMS (Social sciences)
HEALTH attitudes
CLINICAL competence
LOW-income countries
NURSES
QUESTIONNAIRES
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
CERVIX uteri tumors
STATISTICAL sampling
DATA analysis software
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10259848
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Health SA Gesondheid
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 161454517
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v27i0.1934