KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AMONG FEMALE RESIDENTS IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM

Abstract

The primary aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, practices and attitude
of female residents towards cervical cancer screening. The research context was southern Vietnam.
From a methodological perspective, the study collected data via semi-structured interviews with
participants selected through simple random sampling. This study established that in southern
Vietnam, women with higher levels of education exhibited greater understanding and knowledge of
the importance of cervical cancer screening tests. Also, income was found to determine the women’s
educational level, with those who were employed having greater financial resources and hence
more able to seek preventive care services, including cervical cancer screening unexceptional. It is
also worth noting that this study found that in southern Vietnam, barriers to access are evident. In
particular, most of the women had no regular healthcare providers, and this challenge implied they
were less likely to receive Pap tests, findings that concurred with most of the literature. This study
identified a need for healthcare authorities to ensure women have access to physicians offering
routine healthcare. Overall, there is a need for intervention programmes in southern Vietnam to
address misconceptions and lack of knowledge about preventive care