Knowledge About Cervical Cancer Among Urban and
Rural Women in The East Coast of Malaysia

Nik Zuraida; Zakira Mamat; Tengku Alina

Opinion Article

Knowledge About Cervical Cancer Among Urban and Rural Women in The East Coast of Malaysia

Nik Zuraida¹, Zakira Mamat²* and Tengku Alina³

¹Nursing Program, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

²Senior University Lecture, Nursing Degree Program, School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

³University Lecture, School of Medical Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

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Received Date:September 28, 2022; Published Date:November 17, 2022

Abstract

Cervical cancer is the third leading cause of death among at-risk reproductive women in Malaysia. This study was to find out the level of knowledge about cervical cancer among urban and rural women. The study involved women aged between 30 and 65 years. The design of this comparative study was conducted to compare the level of cervical cancer knowledge among urban and rural women. The sampling method uses a probability sampling method based on sampling criteria and sample exclusion criteria. The IBM Corp.’s 2013 Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 software was used to analyse the data in this study. The results show that the percentage of this knowledge is good for urban and rural women on the east coast of Malaysia..

Keywords:Knowledge; Cervical Cancer; Urban; Rural Women

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Nik Zuraida, Zakira Mamat* and Tengku Alina. Knowledge About Cervical Cancer Among Urban and Rural Women in The East Coast of Malaysia. On J Complement & Alt Med. 8(1): 2022. OJCAM.MS.ID.000677.

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Opinion Article

Knowledge About Cervical Cancer Among Urban and Rural Women in The East Coast of Malaysia

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