Knowledge, awareness, and attitudes of female sex workers toward HPV infection, cervical cancer, and cervical smears in Thailand

Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitudes, and awareness of female sex workers (FSWs) regarding cervical cancer and its prevention in Thailand. Method: From August through November 2008, 402 consecutive FSWs were recruited for interviews. Results: The mean knowledge score was 4.9 (maximum pos...

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Main Authors: Chumnan Kietpeerakool, Yupin Phianmongkhol, Kriangsak Jitvatcharanun, Usanee Siriratwatakul, Jatupol Srisomboon
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-598932018-09-10T03:23:11Z Knowledge, awareness, and attitudes of female sex workers toward HPV infection, cervical cancer, and cervical smears in Thailand Chumnan Kietpeerakool Yupin Phianmongkhol Kriangsak Jitvatcharanun Usanee Siriratwatakul Jatupol Srisomboon Medicine Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitudes, and awareness of female sex workers (FSWs) regarding cervical cancer and its prevention in Thailand. Method: From August through November 2008, 402 consecutive FSWs were recruited for interviews. Results: The mean knowledge score was 4.9 (maximum possible, 15; range, 0-14). Approximately 60% of the FSWs had knowledge scores less than 5. Low education and a lack of health insurance were significant independent predictors of low knowledge scores (adjusted odds ratios, 3.17 and 1.97, respectively). More than half of the FSWs were unaware of being at higher risk for HPV infection or of the possible consequences of HPV infection. The negative attitude regarding cervical screening was caused by the fear of abnormal results (27.9%), experiencing pain (18.4%), and embarrassment (14.7%). Conclusion: The knowledge and awareness of HPV infection, cervical cancer, and utility of cervical smears is low among FSWs in Thailand. Designing and implementing effective interventions is crucial and merits attention in future research. © 2009 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 2018-09-10T03:23:11Z 2018-09-10T03:23:11Z 2009-01-01 Journal 00207292 2-s2.0-70449115586 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.07.023 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=70449115586&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/59893
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
collection CMU Intellectual Repository
topic Medicine
spellingShingle Medicine
Chumnan Kietpeerakool
Yupin Phianmongkhol
Kriangsak Jitvatcharanun
Usanee Siriratwatakul
Jatupol Srisomboon
Knowledge, awareness, and attitudes of female sex workers toward HPV infection, cervical cancer, and cervical smears in Thailand
description Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitudes, and awareness of female sex workers (FSWs) regarding cervical cancer and its prevention in Thailand. Method: From August through November 2008, 402 consecutive FSWs were recruited for interviews. Results: The mean knowledge score was 4.9 (maximum possible, 15; range, 0-14). Approximately 60% of the FSWs had knowledge scores less than 5. Low education and a lack of health insurance were significant independent predictors of low knowledge scores (adjusted odds ratios, 3.17 and 1.97, respectively). More than half of the FSWs were unaware of being at higher risk for HPV infection or of the possible consequences of HPV infection. The negative attitude regarding cervical screening was caused by the fear of abnormal results (27.9%), experiencing pain (18.4%), and embarrassment (14.7%). Conclusion: The knowledge and awareness of HPV infection, cervical cancer, and utility of cervical smears is low among FSWs in Thailand. Designing and implementing effective interventions is crucial and merits attention in future research. © 2009 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
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author Chumnan Kietpeerakool
Yupin Phianmongkhol
Kriangsak Jitvatcharanun
Usanee Siriratwatakul
Jatupol Srisomboon
author_facet Chumnan Kietpeerakool
Yupin Phianmongkhol
Kriangsak Jitvatcharanun
Usanee Siriratwatakul
Jatupol Srisomboon
author_sort Chumnan Kietpeerakool
title Knowledge, awareness, and attitudes of female sex workers toward HPV infection, cervical cancer, and cervical smears in Thailand
title_short Knowledge, awareness, and attitudes of female sex workers toward HPV infection, cervical cancer, and cervical smears in Thailand
title_full Knowledge, awareness, and attitudes of female sex workers toward HPV infection, cervical cancer, and cervical smears in Thailand
title_fullStr Knowledge, awareness, and attitudes of female sex workers toward HPV infection, cervical cancer, and cervical smears in Thailand
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge, awareness, and attitudes of female sex workers toward HPV infection, cervical cancer, and cervical smears in Thailand
title_sort knowledge, awareness, and attitudes of female sex workers toward hpv infection, cervical cancer, and cervical smears in thailand
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