About 400,000 cases of cervical carcinoma occur each year in the world and it was the leading cause of mortality related women's cancer in Korea. The cervical cytology screening can substantially reduce the incidence and the mortality associated
with
this cancer. Unfortunately, the mortality has fallen only slightly since the start of the cervical screening program. This disappointing result may be due to the fact that most women who are at risk fail to attend for smear.
This study was designed to combat with this failure which was mentioned before by means of interview, arranged by questionnaire to the knowledge and attitude to the nature of cervical cancer and screening program from 166 patients with cervical
cancer
and 205 normal volunteers who attended to cervical cytology screening.
@ES The analytic results were as follows:
@EN 1. The accuracy score of knowledge was not significant difference between the patients and the recipient group, but the recognition score of knowledge was higher in the recipient group.
2. The attitude for cervical cancer and pap smear was more affirmative in the recipient group and the frequency of participation to Pap screening was higher in the same group. The most independent variable to the attitude was the recognition
score.
3. The most independent variable among variables which influenced to the knowledge was the level of education, but there was not any independent variable to the accuracy of knowledge.
4. Consequently, the education might be the most important direction for improving of attitude and recognition by means of health campaign which will be operated continuously by the health and social associations, more dynamic recommends of
doctor,
and
nationalwide public information through mass media.
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