CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING USING ACETIC ACID AMONG HIGH RISK WOMEN AND PLAN OF NURSING ACTION

Autor: Hend Salah El-Din, Sanaa Ali Nour, Amany Abdo Hussien, Mohamed Nagib Azaam, Amany Hamed Gad
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Mansoura Nursing Journal. 5:68-81
ISSN: 2735-413X
DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2018.175841
Popis: Background: Screening for cervical cancer using visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) has been advocated by WHO as a suitable, low cost and feasible alternative modality for control of cervical cancer in low resource setting. The aim of the study was to assess cervical cancer screening for high risk women using acetic acid and implement the plan of nursing action. A cross-sectional design was carried out in the Gynecological OPD at Zagazig University Hospitals. A purposive sample of 100 females was required to estimate sensitivity and specificity of acetic acid in identifying pre malignant epithelial cell changes of the cervix. The tools used for data collection were; a structured interview sheet, clinical assessment sheet and the plan for nursing action. The results revealed that, women at risk for cervical cancer were more likely to be >30 years and more, their age of marriage was
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