Perception and satisfaction of cervical cancer screening by Visual Inspection with Acetic acid (VIA) at Meknes-Tafilalet Region, Morocco: a population-based cross-sectional study

BMC Women's Health

Research Article

Consuelo Alvarez-Plaza¹  Farida Selmouni²  Karima El Rhazi³  Ahmed Zidouh⁴ 

[1] Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain;Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain;Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Techniques of Health of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco;Laboratory of Epidemiology, Clinical Research and Community Health, Sidi Mohamed Ben AbdIllah University, Fez, Morocco;Lalla Salma Foundation, Cancer Prevention and Treatment, Rabat, Morocco;

关键词: Cervical cancer;    Visual inspection with acetic acid;    Early detection;    Perception;    Satisfaction;    Morocco;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12905-015-0268-0

 received in 2015-02-11, accepted in 2015-11-19,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThis study aims to explore the perception and satisfaction of cervical cancer screening by Visual Inspection with Acetic acid (VIA) in Meknes-Tafilalet Region among target women.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted using face-to-face interviews with women, routinely attending health centers, who met the inclusion criteria. Descriptive analysis was undertaken to report data.ResultsA total of 324 women were included in the study. Results revealed low awareness about cervical cancer (19.6 %) and a very high acceptability of VIA screening (94.5 %). Of the 306 women screened, 99 % stated that they would recommend the VIA testing to their friends and female relatives. All those women who were screened negative expressed their intent to repeat the test every three years. Those found VIA positive affirmed they would perform confirmatory explorations. The majority (96.3 %) of the women believed that screening by VIA could save their lives; cervical cancer was a concern for 98.6 %; and only 11.6 % felt anxious about repeating the VIA test. The majority of women (98.6 %) were satisfied with the service received at the health center.ConclusionsThis study showed that the participants had a strong perception about cervical cancer screening and were willing to have further confirmation or future retests.

【 授权许可】

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© Selmouni et al. 2015