Knowledge of cervical cancer pathology of high school students in San Carlos, Costa Rica
In Costa Rica, cervical cancer is the second most common female cancer, despite accessibility of screening through the universal health care system. There is little understanding of knowledge levels of the adolescent population on cervical cancer, although this population is the most exposed to risk...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Revista de biología tropical 2014-09, Vol.62 (3), p.877-886 |
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Zusammenfassung: | In Costa Rica, cervical cancer is the second most common female cancer, despite accessibility of screening through the universal health care system. There is little understanding of knowledge levels of the adolescent population on cervical cancer, although this population is the most exposed to risk factors. This study sought to learn about male and female adolescent knowledge of preventative methods, infection acquisition, clinical manifestations and medical services. The findings indicated the importance of including cervical cancer in the sexual education curriculum of the public education system in Costa Rica to educate the at-risk population of preventative methods, infection development, clinical manifestations and medical services in order to lower the presence of cervical cancer.Original Abstract: En Costa Rica, el cancer de cervix es el segundo tipo de cancer femenino mas comun, a pesar de la accesibilidad del Papanicolaou gracias al sistema de salud universal. No se ha evaluado el nivel de conocimiento de la poblacion adolescente sobre el cancer de cervix, aunque este grupo es el mas expuesto a los factores de riesgo. Este estudio investigo cuanto sabe el adolescente sobre metodos de prevencion, riesgo de infeccion, manifestaciones clinicas y servicios medicos. En total, 533 estudiantes de septimo a doceavo ano de cinco colegios publicos de la zona rural de San Carlos participaron en esta investigacion durante marzo y abril 2012. Se observo que los estudiantes carecen de informacion, ya que solamente el 30.8% sabian que es el cancer de cervix. Nuestros resultados indican que es importante incluir el cancer de cervix en los programas de educacion sexual del sistema de educacion publica de Costa Rica, para educar a la poblacion en riesgo acerca de los metodos de prevencion, desarrollo dela infeccion y servicios medicos. |
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ISSN: | 0034-7744 |