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Document Type : Thesis 
Document Title :
KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES IN RELATION TO CERVICAL CANCER AMONG FEMALE EMPLOYERS AT KING ABDUL-AZIZ UNIVERSITY
دراسة لقياس معلومات ، إتجاهات ، وممارسات السيدات العاملات بجامعة الملك عبدالعزيز تجاه فحص سرطان عنق الرحم .
 
Subject : College of Nursing 
Document Language : Arabic 
Abstract : Background: cervical cancer ranks as the fourth most frequent cancer among women and the second most common female cancer in the women aged 15 to 44 years in world. In Saudi Arabia, there is a population of 2,784 million women aged 15 years and older who are at risk of developing cervical cancer. Current estimates in Saudi Arabia indicate that every year, 241 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 84 die from the disease. Aim of the Study: The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices in relation to cervical cancer screening among female employees at King Abdulaziz University. Research Design: A quantitative descriptive design was chosen for this study. Tools: KAP Self-administered Questionnaire was adopted from literature to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices in relation to cervical cancer screening at King Abdulaziz University, Sulaimaniah branch. Sampling: 380 female employees were selected through nonprobability, convenience sampling design. Results: More than half of them (55.3%) had adequate knowledge about cervical cancer and screening. Faculty members had significantly less knowledge than administrators (p= <0.001) and non-medical faculty members had significantly greater knowledge than medical faculty members (p=<0.001). Female employees had positive attitude toward cervical screening, their overall mean was (3.9 out of 5). Faculty members had significantly positive attitude more than administrators (p= 0.008) and those medical faculty had significantly greater attitude than non-medical faculty members (p=0.001). Regarding uptake of screening, the majority (70.3%) reported they have never had cervical screening and about the third (29.7%) responded they had. Administrators significantly had low history of cervical screening than faculty members (p=0.005). However, the result showed that women with poor knowledge had significantly positive attitude toward cervical screening than those with adequate and excellent knowledge. Those women with poor knowledge were significantly associated with more exposure to cervical screening than those with adequate knowledge and excellent knowledge. Conclusions and recommendations: female employees in KAU had adequate knowledge and positive attitude toward cervical cancer and its screening while their screening practice was poor. Improving awareness through education programs can improve women attitude and enhance screening uptake, also, a National Centre for cervical cancer screening in Saudi Arabia is required to cover all women who are at risk. 
Supervisor : Dr. Hala Ahmad Thabet 
Thesis Type : Master Thesis 
Publishing Year : 1439 AH
2018 AD 
Co-Supervisor : Dr. Ahlam Al Zahrani 
Added Date : Monday, April 2, 2018 

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حمامة حسن الزهرانيAlzahrani, Hamamah HassanResearcherMaster 

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