Barriers for UptakingThePap Smear among Nurse– Midwives in BaghdadCity Hospitals | ||
| kufa Journal for Nursing sciences | ||
| Article 1, Volume 4, Issue 3, December 2014, Pages 11-22 | ||
| Authors | ||
| IqbalM. Abbas; Ahrar M. Rashied | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background:Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality amongst the gynecological cancers worldwide,Cervical cancer is potentially preventable, and effective screening programs can lead to a significant reduction in the morbidity and mortality associated with this cancer. Objective: The study aimed to assess the barriers concerninguptaking the Pap Smear amongnurse-midwives and determine the association between Barriers of uptaking Pap Smear and their demographic, reproductive variables in Baghdad city Hospitals. Methodology: A descriptive study was carried out from September/1/2013toDecember /30/ 2013througha"non-probability" purposive sample of (170) nurse-midwives which was selected from (9) hospitals in Baghdad city. The data were collected by the investigator who interviewed the nurse – midwives and filled out the constructed a questionnaire formats which designed for the purpose of the study and comprised of twomain parts: part one including: demographic, reproductive, past gynecology disorder and pap smear test history variables, part two including: Barriersfor uptaking pap smear. The validity of the questionnaire was determined through a panel of experts in the specialist fields while the reliability of the questionnaire was determined by calculating the Reliability coefficient. Thereafter, the data were analyzed through the application of descriptive analysis measures ( frequencies and percentages) and inferential statistics approach (chi – Square). Results: The study findings indicated that most of the nurse-midwives had not implemented pap smear test for themselves because there are many of barriers toward doing the test, there were high mean of scoreof nurse- midwives barriers concerning pap smear for many reason such asfeeling healthy, physicians does not request me, don't have discomfort or pain, lack advice from other health providers, lack encouragement from husband ,family, friends, don't know suitable age of pap consequence while low mean score with other items Conclusion:There are many of barriersthat affect foruptakingthe pap test amongnurse- midwivesfor many reasons that need to be solving the problem by managed it and encouraging to taking the pap testby polices of our country. Recommendations: The study recommends that need for advanced training course for nurse – midwives and other health care providers for uptaking pap smear, and initiationnational screening program guidelines at best and free service and overcoming barriers to apply the test among nurse- midwives | ||
| Keywords | ||
| assessment; barriers; Nurse; pap smear | ||
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