Open AccessKnowledge of cervical cancer and the uptake of the Papanicolaou smear test among public secondary school teachers in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Augustina Elochukwu Ijezie,
Ofonime E. Johnson
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/nmj.nmj_120_19
Subject(s) - papanicolaou stain , cervical cancer , papanicolaou test , test (biology) , medicine , cancer , state (computer science) , family medicine , gynecology , obstetrics , biology , mathematics , algorithm , paleontology
Cervical cancer is a public health problem that disproportionately affects women in less-developed countries despite the availability of effective screening tools. The objective of this study was to determine the level of knowledge of cervical cancer and uptake of the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear test among teachers in public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.