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, cilt.42, sa.1, ss.41-47, 2017 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.17826/cutf.280070
  • Dergi Adı: CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.41-47
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Sex worker, HPV, cervical cancer, HUMAN-PAPILLOMAVIRUS-INFECTION, WOMEN, PREVALENCE, HPV, DISEASE, RISK
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.