Understanding about pap smear among Malay women

The purpose of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitudes, practices and cultural beliefs of urban Malay (Muslim) women towards Pap smear screening. A questionnaire-based survey of 300 Malay women in the Gombak district of Selangor, Malaysia, which evaluated the socio-demographic characteristi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura, Saad, Nurulwahida, Mustari, Sohela
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	HM621 Culture HQ503 The family. Marriage. Home
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/42648/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42648/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42648/1/UNDERSTANDING_PAP_SMEAR.pdf

id	iium-42648
recordtype	eprints
spelling	iium-426482016-05-23T08:06:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/42648/ Understanding about pap smear among Malay women Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura Saad, Nurulwahida Mustari, Sohela HM621 Culture HQ503 The family. Marriage. Home The purpose of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitudes, practices and cultural beliefs of urban Malay (Muslim) women towards Pap smear screening. A questionnaire-based survey of 300 Malay women in the Gombak district of Selangor, Malaysia, which evaluated the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, knowledge of Pap smear testing, attitudes and cultural beliefs was distributed. Generally, the findings reveal that respondents had a good understanding of the purpose of Pap smear screening with 82.7% knowing that it can detect the early development of cervical cancer and 64% understanding that Pap smears can detect human papillomavirus (HPV) or other sexually transmitted infections (STI). 70% of the respondents believed that Pap smears are recommended to women who are married and 44.6% believed that Pap smears are recommended only to those who have had children. Generally, the respondents possessed good knowledge of Pap smear screening and its purpose. However, Malay cultural and religious beliefs and attitude regarding sexual activity and women's chastity directs that only those who are married with children are recommended for Pap smear screening. This cultural belief may be what contributes to low participation in Pap smear screening programmes. 2015-03-15 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42648/1/UNDERSTANDING_PAP_SMEAR.pdf Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura and Saad, Nurulwahida and Mustari, Sohela (2015) Understanding about pap smear among Malay women. In: Fifteenth TheIIER International Conference, 15th March 2015, Bali, Indonesia. http://www.iierdl.org/up_proc/pdf/21-142814742732-36.pdf
repository_type	Digital Repository
institution_category	Local University
institution	International Islamic University Malaysia
building	IIUM Repository
collection	Online Access
language	English
topic	HM621 Culture HQ503 The family. Marriage. Home
spellingShingle	HM621 Culture HQ503 The family. Marriage. Home Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura Saad, Nurulwahida Mustari, Sohela Understanding about pap smear among Malay women
description	The purpose of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitudes, practices and cultural beliefs of urban Malay (Muslim) women towards Pap smear screening. A questionnaire-based survey of 300 Malay women in the Gombak district of Selangor, Malaysia, which evaluated the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, knowledge of Pap smear testing, attitudes and cultural beliefs was distributed. Generally, the findings reveal that respondents had a good understanding of the purpose of Pap smear screening with 82.7% knowing that it can detect the early development of cervical cancer and 64% understanding that Pap smears can detect human papillomavirus (HPV) or other sexually transmitted infections (STI). 70% of the respondents believed that Pap smears are recommended to women who are married and 44.6% believed that Pap smears are recommended only to those who have had children. Generally, the respondents possessed good knowledge of Pap smear screening and its purpose. However, Malay cultural and religious beliefs and attitude regarding sexual activity and women's chastity directs that only those who are married with children are recommended for Pap smear screening. This cultural belief may be what contributes to low participation in Pap smear screening programmes.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura Saad, Nurulwahida Mustari, Sohela
author_facet	Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura Saad, Nurulwahida Mustari, Sohela
author_sort	Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura
title	Understanding about pap smear among Malay women
title_short	Understanding about pap smear among Malay women
title_full	Understanding about pap smear among Malay women
title_fullStr	Understanding about pap smear among Malay women
title_full_unstemmed	Understanding about pap smear among Malay women
title_sort	understanding about pap smear among malay women
publishDate	2015
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/42648/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42648/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42648/1/UNDERSTANDING_PAP_SMEAR.pdf
first_indexed	2023-09-18T21:00:47Z
last_indexed	2023-09-18T21:00:47Z
_version_	1777410608553000960

Understanding about pap smear among Malay women

Similar Items