Assessment of Nurses’ knowledge regarding Pap Smear test at Omdurman military hospital in Omdurman state 2015

Abstract

Abstract

Background:

Nurses are a key position to disseminated knowledge for women either at risk or no

so investigator nurses knowledge regard cervical cancer and pap smear is essential

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Aim:

This study aim to assess nurses’ knowledge regarding Pap smear test at Omdurman

military hospital Omdurman state.

Methodology:

A study was descriptive cross sectional hospital based design. The populations of this

study were nurses who worked at obstetric department, sample size estimated by 100

nurses. Tool of data collection was questionnaire consisted of two parts first part socio

demographic data and second part information related to nursing knowledge through

interviewing questionnaire.

The data analyzing by Statisti

c Package for Social Science

(SPSS) version (16).

Results:

The study revealed that there is a statistical significant difference between knowledge

and age of participant regarding Pap smear test, also most of participant

not receiving

training;

finally minority of participants applied a Pap smear test on themselves.

Conclusion:

Regarding knowledge of participant about Pap smear test have fair knowledge,

Majority of participant have good knowledge about when to starting Pap smear test.