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Journal of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics | Volume: 3
July 23-25, 2018 | Moscow, Russia
12th World Cancer Congress
Public awareness and knowledge of pap smear as a screening test for Cervical Cancer among Saudi
population in Riyadh city
Hasan Mohammad Alkhudairi
King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Aims: To explore the public awareness, knowledge, and
attitudes of Saudi women towards Pap smear as a screening
test for cervical cancer.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study took place in four
major secondary and tertiary healthcare hospitals located in
the capital city Riyadh between January 2016 and June 2016.
A self-administered, coded, close-ended survey was randomly
distributed to 1000 non-single women attending the obstetrics/
gynecology outpatient clinics or inpatient wards.
Results: Five hundred and seven women participated in the
survey (overall response rate: 50.7%). The vast majority of
respondents agedbetween20-40 years (88%) andweremarried
(94.1%), Saudi citizens (96.5%), university educated (45.6%)
and housewives (64.5%). A total of 234 women (46.2%) did not
hear whatsoever about Pap smear previously. Only 273 women
(53.9%) heard about it, mostly during their hospital visits for
obstetric/gynecologic purposes (57.1%). A sum of 381 women
(75.2%) did not do a single Pap smear previously. A sum of 383
women (75.5%) reported that their physicians never advised
them to do Pap smear. Regarding knowledge of Pap smear, 415
women (82%) did not knowwhen to start doing Pap smear, 471
women (92.9%) did not know how frequently they should do
Pap smear and 476 women (93.9%) did not know when to stop
doing Pap smear. Moreover, 456 women (89.9%) did not know
the difference between Pap smear and high vaginal swap. A
total of 429 women (84.6%) never requested their physician to
do Pap smear. Almost all women (95.3%) expressed an interest
in knowing more information about the Pap smear screening
test.
Conclusion: The awareness and knowledge of Pap smear as
a screening test for cervical cancer among Saudi population
living in Riyadh is unsatisfactory. There is an urgent necessity to
educate and foster awareness concerning cervical cancer and
its screening through Pap smear.
Speaker Biography
Hasan Mohammad Alkhudairi is currently working at King Saud University. Consultant
of palliative medicine at King Fahd specialist and King Saud medical city, consultant of
obstetrics and gynecology at maternity hospital King Saudmedical city, run a clinic women’s
pain dealing with women’s sexual problems at maternity hospital king Saud medical city
joined Oncology Center at King Saud University as a consultant of palliative medicine. His
Professional Affiliations & Memberships includes member of International Association
for Hospice & Palliative Care, member of Arab palliative care association, member of The
European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM) and member of ISSWSH.
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