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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIORS ABOUT<br />
GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS IN WOMEN ADMITTED TO AND<br />
FEMALE HEALTH STAFF WORKING IN KIRKLARELI STATE<br />
HOSPITAL<br />
SUMMARY<br />
KIRKLARELİ DEVLET HASTANESİ’NDE ÇALIŞAN SAĞLIK<br />
PERSONELİNİN VE HASTANEYE BAŞVURAN KADINLARIN<br />
JİNEKOLOJİK KANSERLER HAKKINDA BİLGİ, TUTUM VE<br />
DAVRANIŞLARI<br />
DERYA ŞAHİN<br />
Gynecologic cancers are the 4 th most common cancer group following breast, lung,<br />
and gastrointestinal system cancers and constitute a serious public health issue due to their<br />
mortality and morbidity rates around the world. The present descripti<strong>ve</strong> and cross-sectional<br />
study has been designed and carried out between January 2007 and June 2008 to evaluate the<br />
knowledge le<strong>ve</strong>l, behavior, and attitude about gynecologic cancers in the female healthcare<br />
staff and the admitted female patients to Kirklareli State Hospital.<br />
Our study group comprised 501 female patients and 96 female healthcare staff who<br />
were between 15 and 64 years of age. The data on socio-demographic attributes, symptoms of<br />
gynecologic cancers, risk factors, early diagnosis, pre<strong>ve</strong>nti<strong>ve</strong> measures and pre<strong>ve</strong>nti<strong>ve</strong> health<br />
behavior ha<strong>ve</strong> been collected with a sur<strong>ve</strong>y including 70 questions and performed by a single<br />
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