Ghufran Jassim Author

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Knowledge attitudes and practices regarding cervical cancer and screening among women visiting primary health care centers in Bahrain

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Ghufran Jassim

Background: Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers among women, with 80% of the cases occurring in developing countries. Cervical cancer is largely preventable by effective screening programs. Th is has not been possible with opportunistic screening and its low use in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Th e objective of this study was to explore the knowledge, attitudes, and

practices of women attending primary care health centres for cervical cancer screening.

Methods: Th is was a cross-sectional study of 300 women attending primary health care centres in Bahrain. We used a validated tool comprised of 45 items to collect data through fa... view more»

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