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| Year : 2001 | Volume
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Perception, attitude and practice of cancer screening amongst female doctors and nurses in Enugu
PN Aniebue1, CN Onwasigwe2, AC Ndu2, UE Ezeoke2, UU Aniebue3
1 Department of Community Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria
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3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
P N Aniebue
Dept. of Community Medicine, UNTH, Enugu
Nigeria
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
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Aim and Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of Enugu female medical doctors and nurses to cancer screening.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study of 156 female doctors and nurses was carried out at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital making use of a self-administered structured questionnaire.
Results: The ages of the respondents ranged from 20 to 59 years (mean = 36.4 with standard deviation 9.7). One hundred and fifty three (98.1%) were aware of cancer screening and 87.2% had correct knowledge of cancers routinely screened for in women. Professional training was the commonest source of information. Regular cancer screening was considered essential by 64.1% of the respondents; 20(12.8%) had ever practiced cancer self-screening. Five (3.2%) had undergone self-screening in the previous year. Professional training, marital status, advancing age and long service in the teaching hospital significantly improved the conduct of cancer self-screening.
Conclusion: As the prevalence of the practice of cancer self-screening by female doctors and nurses at UNTH Enugu was very low, retraining, mobilization and persistent counseling through a well-articulated and funded National Cancer Control Programme, are suggested.
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