Aile hekimliği polikliniğine başvuran kadın hastaların Human Papilloma Virüs aşılaması ve serviks kanseri hakkında bilgi, tutum ve davranışlarının değerlendirilmesi.

Aim: Human Papilloma Virus is the main cause of cervical cancer as well as cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions. It is important to understand the factors that may increase the likelihood of vaccination and other protective behaviors. The aim of this study is to investigate the knowledge, attitude and behavior of Human Papilloma Virus vaccine and cervical cancer in female patients who applied to our family medicine outpatient clinic in Eskişehir. Material and Method: Our study was carried out with 295 female health care workers and patient participants who applied to our polyclinic. Participants were asked to complete the questionnaire form which was created by us. The awareness of the participants about cervical cancer and vaccination was determined with questions. Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the educational status and cervical cancer screening. Pap smear test rates of those who had gynecological examination were found to be statistically significantly higher than those without gynecological examination. There was no statistically significant difference between the women who had previously known about the cervical cancer screening test and the ones who did not receive information about the Pap Smear test. Conclusion: The fact that health workers have sufficient knowledge level and behaviors with their behaviors in cancer screening will be very effective in the success of cancer screening. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]