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Knowledge and Perceptions about Cervical Cancer and HPV Screening in Women in Rural Areas of Ecuador: A Qualitative Research Study

Primer Autor	Bautista-Valarezo, Estefania
Co-autores	Vega Crespo, Bernardo Maldonado-Rengel, Ruth Elena Espinosa, Maria Alejandra Neira, Vivian Verhoeven, Veronique
Título	Knowledge and Perceptions about Cervical Cancer and HPV Screening in Women in Rural Areas of Ecuador: A Qualitative Research Study
Editorial	MDPI
Revista	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Lenguaje	en
Resumen	"Background: Cervical cancer continues to be a major health problem in developing countries. Educational programs, as well as Pap and HPV screening and vaccination, are important tools to reduce the morbidity and mortality rates associated with this disease. The objective of this study is to explore the diverse knowledge and perceptions about cervical cancer and the different diagnostic tests for HPV of populations living in the rural parish ""El Valle"". Method: A qualitative study was conducted through eight focus groups, which included 46 participants from mixed ethnic groups. A phenomenological analysis was performed. Results: Four topics and seven sub-topics were identified. By analyzing all the narratives, it was possible to identify that the perception of cervical cancer was focused on its severity, secondary to its infectious process and screening periodicity. However, despite the diverse knowledge, indigenous people do not relate it to the human papilloma virus, in addition, there is also certain resistance to undergo the Pap smear test, for reasons such as inaccessibility and its sampling process. Conclusions: It is necessary to develop educational programs for the prevention of cervical cancer and to implement diagnostic alternatives to reach populations with precarious accessibility, as well as women who refuse to undergo the Pap smear test."
Tipo de Recurso	artículo original
doi	10.3390/ijerph191711053
Formato Recurso	PDF
Palabras Claves	rural women cervical cancer human papillomavirus Pap smear self-test INTERVIEWS
Ubicación del archivo	http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191711053
Categoría OCDE	Ciencias Ambientales Salud pública ambiental y ocupacional
Materias	mujeres rurales cáncer de cuello uterino virus del papiloma humano prueba de Papanicolaou autoexamen ENTREVISTAS
Disciplinas de la OCDE	Salud Pública y Ambiental Oncología Otras Especialidades de la Psicología
Título de la cita (Recomendado-único)	Knowledge and Perceptions about Cervical Cancer and HPV Screening in Women in Rural Areas of Ecuador: A Qualitative Research Study
Identificador del recurso (Mandatado-único)	artículo original
Versión del recurso (Recomendado-único)	version publicada
License	CC BY 4.0
Condición de la licencia (Recomendado-repetible)	CC BY 4.0
Derechos de acceso	acceso abierto
Access Rights	acceso abierto
Id de Web of Science	WOS:000852509900001