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Chávez, J., Torres, D. (2023). Factores de riesgo y conocimiento sobre cáncer de cuello uterino en mujeres atendidas en el centro oncológico de Loreto, 2022 [Tesis, Universidad Científica del Perú]. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14503/2624
Chávez, J., Torres, D. Factores de riesgo y conocimiento sobre cáncer de cuello uterino en mujeres atendidas en el centro oncológico de Loreto, 2022 [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Científica del Perú; 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14503/2624
@misc{renati/1037933,
title = "Factores de riesgo y conocimiento sobre cáncer de cuello uterino en mujeres atendidas en el centro oncológico de Loreto, 2022",
author = "Torres Tapayuri, Diana Maribel",
publisher = "Universidad Científica del Perú",
year = "2023"
}
The main of the research project was to determine the relationship between risk factors and the level of knowledge of cervical cancer in women treated at the Loreto Cancer Center. Methodology: The study was non-experimental, prospective, cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlational; with a sample of 220 women. The technique used was the survey, and the instrument was a questionnaire on sociodemographic data, as well as risk factors and level of knowledge. Results: Regarding the sociodemographic factors, 36.7% was the average age 18 to 59 years of the women attended, 56.4% have a secondary education degree, 68.6% the occupation was housewife, 42.3% their state civilian was cohabiting. Regarding the dimensions of the risk factors, of the 220 women surveyed, reproductive characteristics 46.8% and inappropriate habits 31.7% were the most predominant. Regarding the dimensions of the level of knowledge: concept 36.3% and preventive measures were the most predominant, while 87.7% had a high level of knowledge, followed by 12.3% who had a medium level of knowledge. When analyzing the relationship between the risk factors and the level of knowledge, the pvalue 0.005 indicates that there are statistically significant differences between the risk and the average level of knowledge about cervical cancer. Conclusions: No significant relationship was found between the risk factors: between the factor and high level of knowledge. However, a statistically significant relationship was found between the factor and the average level of knowledge of cervical cancer.
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