Knowledge about Pap smear test, cervical cancer and human papilloma virus among women referred to Gynecology Clinic of Tonekabon Shahid Rajaei Hospital in 2016

Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers in women. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is known as one of the predominant causes of cervical cancer. Current paper aimed to evaluate level of awareness about these problems.
In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 426 women referred to Gynecology Clinic of Tonekabon Shahid Rajaei Hospital, Mazandaran in 2016 were studied. The Sampling method was convenient. Data collection instrument was a questionnaire which was made by the researcher. Statistical software SPSS.22 and Chi-square were used to analyze collected data.
141 patients (34%) had done the Pap smear test .186 patients (44%) had good knowledge about cervical cancer and only 129 (30%) had poor knowledge about cancer. Subjects had low mean of awareness about the HPV. There was no significant relationship between age and place of residence and awareness of the HPV. However, there was a significant relationship between the level of education, occupation, marital status and awareness of this virus (P In this study, it was found that the level of women's awareness of cervical cancer and Pap smear test are in the relatively good condition. Also, almost 40% of women had done Pap smear tests. But, women's awareness about the HPV was very limited and incomplete. Therefore, informing and proper training seems necessary.