Knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of sex workers about cervical cancer in a brothel from Adana

AKCALI N., NAZLICAN E., AKBABA M., Okyay R. A., NAYIR T.

CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.42, no.1, pp.41-47, 2017 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.17826/cutf.280070
  • Journal Name: CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.41-47
  • Keywords: Sex worker, HPV, cervical cancer, HUMAN-PAPILLOMAVIRUS-INFECTION, WOMEN, PREVALENCE, HPV, DISEASE, RISK
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women and the seventh overall, with an estimated 528,000 new cases worldwide in 2012. The highest prevalence of HPV has been described in female sex workers (FSWs). The aim of this study is determine the level of knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of FSWs about cervical cancer.