Cervical cancer screening behaviours among Thai women: Results from a cross-sectional survey of 2112 healthcare providers at Ramathibodi Hospital, Thailand

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 542-547

  Thanapprapasr, D ^a   Deesamer, S ^b   Sujintawong, S ^b   Udomsubpayakul, U ^b   Wilailak, S ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Healthcare providers; Screening behaviours

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; THAILAND; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; THAILAND; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 84862258195     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2012.01333.x     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Anya S.E., Oshi D.C., Nwosu S.O. & Anya A.E. (2005) Knowledge, attitude, and practice of female health professionals regarding cervical cancer and Pap smear. Nigerian Journal of Medicine 14, 283-286.
2. Attasara P., Srivatanakul P. & Sriplung H. (2010) Cancer incidence in Thailand. In: Cancer in Thailand 2001-2003, vol. V, 1st edn (eds Khuhaprema T., Srivatanakul P., Attasara P., Sriplung H., Wiangnon S. & Sumitsawan Y.), pp. 3-76. Bangkok Medical Publisher, Bangkok, Thailand.
3. Elit L., Jimenez W., Mcalpine J., Ghatage P., Miller D. & Plante M. (2011) Cervical cancer prevention in low-resource settings. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada 33, 272-279.
4. Ferlay J., Shin H.R., Bray F., Forman D., Mathers C. & Parkin D.M. (2010) Estimates of worldwide burden of cancer in 2008: GLOBOCAN 2008. International Journal of Cancer 127, 2893-2917.
5. Gakidou E., Nordhagen S. & Obermeyer Z. (2008) Coverage of cervical cancer screening in 57 countries: low average levels and large inequalities. PLoS Medicine 5, e132.
6. Herbert A., Anshu, Gregory M., Gupta S.S. & Singh N. (2009) Screen-detected invasive cervical carcinoma and its clinical significance during the introduction of organized screening. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 116, 854-859.
7. Huh W.K. (2010) The changing face of cervical cancer screening in the United States. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network 8, 1329-1330.
8. Mutyaba T., Mmiro F.A. & Weiderpass E. (2006) Knowledge, attitudes and practices on cervical cancer screening among the medical workers of Mulago Hospital, Uganda. BMC Medical Education 6, 13.
9. Nganwai P., Truadpon P., Inpa C., Sangpetngam B., Mekjarasnapa M., Apirakarn M. & Chumworathayi B. (2008) Knowledge, attitudes and practices vis-a-vis cervical cancer among registered nurses at the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 9, 15-18.
10. Park S.J. & Park W.S. (2010) Identifying barriers to Papanicolaou smear screening in Korean women: Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005. Journal of Gynecologic Oncology 21, 81-86.
11. Parkin D.M., Bray F., Ferlay J. & Pisani P. (2005) Global cancer statistics, 2002. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 55, 74-108.
12. Rodvall Y., Kemetli L., Tishelman C. & Tornberg S. (2005) Factors related to participation in a cervical cancer screening programme in urban Sweden. European Journal of Cancer Prevention 14, 459-466.
13. Sanghvi H., Limpaphayom K.K., Plotkin M., Charurat E., Kleine A., Lu E., Eamratsameekool W. & Palanuwong B. (2008) Cervical cancer screening using visual inspection with acetic acid: operational experiences from Ghana and Thailand. Reproductive Health Matters 16, 67-77.
14. Sangwa-Lugoma G., Mahmud S., Nasr S.H., Liaras J., Kayembe P.K., Tozin R.R., Drouin P., Lorincz A., Ferenczy A. & Franco E. (2006) Visual inspection as a cervical cancer screening method in a primary health care setting in Africa. International Journal of Cancer 119, 1389-1395.
15. Sankaranarayanan R., Basu P., Wesley R.S., Mahe C., Keita N., Mbalawa C.C., Sharma R., Dolo A., Shastri S.S., Nacoulma M., Nayama M., Somanathan T., Lucas E., Muwonge R., Frappart L. & Parkin D.M. (2004) Accuracy of visual screening for cervical neoplasia: results from an IARC multicentre study in India and Africa. International Journal of Cancer 110, 907-913.
16. Srivatanakul P. (2007) Cervix uteri. In: Cancer in Thailand 1998-2000, vol. IV, 1st edn (eds Khuhaprema T., Srivatanakul P., Sriplung H., Wiangnon S., Sumitsawan Y. & Attasara P.), pp. 51-53. Bangkok Medical Publisher, Bangkok, Thailand.
17. Suwannarurk K., Bhamarapravatana K., Kheolamai P., Thaweekul Y., Mairaing K., Poomtavorn Y. & Pattaraarchachai J. (2010) Do health care providers have a lower prevalence of abnormal pap smears than the general public? Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 93 (Suppl. 7), S114-S119.
18. Thanapprapasr D., Chittithaworn S., Lertkhachonsuk A.A., Udomsubpayakul U. & Wilailak S. (2010) Female hospital-based healthcare professionals' knowledge of cervical cancer, HPV and attitudes towards HPV vaccination. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 11, 429-433.
19. University of Zimbabwe/JHPIEGO Cervical Cancer Project (1999) Visual inspection with acetic acid for cervical-cancer screening: test qualities in a primary-care setting. University of Zimbabwe/JHPIEGO Cervical Cancer Project. Lancet 353, 869-873.
20. WHO/ICO Information Centre on HPV and Cervical Cancer (HPV Information Centre) (2010) Human papil-lomavirus and related cancers in Thailand. Summary Report 2010. Available at:
21. Yothasamut J., Putchong C., Sirisamutr T., Teerawattananon Y. & Tantivess S. (2010) Scaling up cervical cancer screening in the midst of human papillomavirus vaccination advocacy in Thailand. BMC Health Services Research 10 (Suppl. 1), S5.