Department
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Environmental Health, Joint School of Public Health
Graduate Level
Master’s
Graduate Program/Concentration
MPH - Epidemiology and Infectious Disease
Presentation Type
No Preference
Abstract
The Objective is to determine the impact free screening and education to females between the ages 21 to 64 years, or under 21 years who are sexually active and unvaccinated against HPV virus have on uptake of cervical screening. In this study we use Before and After study design. The Outcomes for cervical screening are categorized as negative, atypical squamous cells undetermined significance( ASCUS), low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion( LGSIL), high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion(HGSIL), unsatisfactory samples, and HPV positive. Colposcopy will be performed if abnormal pap-smear is found. And outcomes of colposcopies, after abnormal Pap tests will be classified as negative( false positive, cervical intraepithelial neoplasm(CIN) 1, CIN 2, CIN 3, and invasive cancer. Threats to the validity of my research will be taken into consideration, and delt with by finding out how participants how they heard about and what made them to come for screening. Same protocol, instruments, staff will be used to collect data before education and after education, to ensure similarity during data collection. The potential implication of providing education on cervical pathology and free cervical are to provide knowledge, create awareness to cervical cancer to the population, diagnose those with abnormal cervical screening and vaccinate those not vaccinated among the disadvantaged society. This intervention will have a good impact on the population of Norfolk, even nationwide if implement across the nation.
Keywords
Cervical, Cancer, Screening
Included in
Intervention to Increase Uptake of Cervical Screening in Norfolk City
The Objective is to determine the impact free screening and education to females between the ages 21 to 64 years, or under 21 years who are sexually active and unvaccinated against HPV virus have on uptake of cervical screening. In this study we use Before and After study design. The Outcomes for cervical screening are categorized as negative, atypical squamous cells undetermined significance( ASCUS), low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion( LGSIL), high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion(HGSIL), unsatisfactory samples, and HPV positive. Colposcopy will be performed if abnormal pap-smear is found. And outcomes of colposcopies, after abnormal Pap tests will be classified as negative( false positive, cervical intraepithelial neoplasm(CIN) 1, CIN 2, CIN 3, and invasive cancer. Threats to the validity of my research will be taken into consideration, and delt with by finding out how participants how they heard about and what made them to come for screening. Same protocol, instruments, staff will be used to collect data before education and after education, to ensure similarity during data collection. The potential implication of providing education on cervical pathology and free cervical are to provide knowledge, create awareness to cervical cancer to the population, diagnose those with abnormal cervical screening and vaccinate those not vaccinated among the disadvantaged society. This intervention will have a good impact on the population of Norfolk, even nationwide if implement across the nation.