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in<strong>ve</strong>stigator through personal interviews. Different types of gynecologic cancers were<br />
estimated on a basis of 50, whereas total gynecologic cancer knowledge point was evaluated<br />
on a basis of 250 points. Chi-square, Anova, Kruskal-Wallis and Mann Whitney U test and<br />
Pearson correlation analysis were employed for statistical analysis.<br />
It was determined that 57.1% of admitted patients had knowledge about gynecologic<br />
cancer and 18% of them had periodical gynecologic examination. These rates were in order of<br />
92.7% and 12.5% among healthcare staff. While 40.1% of admitted patients and 52.1% of<br />
healthcare staff had at least one pap smear test before, 15.2% of admitted patients and 51.1%<br />
of healthcare staff reported “knowledge about vulvar self-examination”. People who had both<br />
these screening methods performed displayed higher knowledge le<strong>ve</strong>ls. The rate of<br />
participants who mentioned “adequate” le<strong>ve</strong>l of knowledge about gynecologic cancers was<br />
only 3.4%.<br />
Age, contracepti<strong>ve</strong> method and frequency of gynecological examination were found to<br />
ha<strong>ve</strong> no influence o<strong>ve</strong>r the knowledge le<strong>ve</strong>ls on gynecological cancer among the entire study<br />
group, whereas the departments of the healthcare staff had affected le<strong>ve</strong>ls of gynecological<br />
cancer knowledge. Among the admitted patients knowledge le<strong>ve</strong>ls were found to be higher as<br />
their le<strong>ve</strong>ls of income increased, but higher numbers of previous pregnancies and abortions<br />
displayed a correlation with lower knowledge points. Married participants, uni<strong>ve</strong>rsity<br />
graduates, civil servants, people with history of cancer in the family and members of<br />
Retirement Fund were found to ha<strong>ve</strong> higher knowledge le<strong>ve</strong>ls.<br />
In gynecological cancer subgroups, the knowledge points showed a rise as the age<br />
increased, but dropped with the increases in the number of children, pregnancies, births and<br />
abortions. The ages for first marriage and sexual intercourse were found to affect the<br />
knowledge points for cervical, ovarian and endometrial cancers. Cervical and ovarian cancer<br />
knowledge le<strong>ve</strong>ls were found to be higher in patients who had performed pap smear test<br />
before.<br />
Key Words: Gynecologic cancer, knowledge, healthcare staff, pap smear, Human<br />
Papilloma Vırus.<br />
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