Nurses’ Attitude About Pap Smear As An Early Screening Method For Cervical Cancer In The Private Hospital

The prevalence of cervical cancer in Indonesia is very high, which it is estimated that every day 40-45 new cases appear. The purpose of this study was to describe nurses’ attitude about pap smear as an early detection of cervical cancer in a hospital in western Indonesia. The research method was u...

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Main Authors: Marlina Elfrida Sinaga, Puji Astutik, Belet Lydia Ingrit, Fransiska Ompusunggu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Andalas 2020-10-01
Series:NERS Jurnal Keperawatan
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Online Access:https://ners.fkep.unand.ac.id/index.php/NJK/article/view/151
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author Marlina Elfrida Sinaga
Puji Astutik
Belet Lydia Ingrit
Fransiska Ompusunggu
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description The prevalence of cervical cancer in Indonesia is very high, which it is estimated that every day 40-45 new cases appear. The purpose of this study was to describe nurses’ attitude about pap smear as an early detection of cervical cancer in a hospital in western Indonesia. The research method was used descriptive quantitative with purposive sampling technique. The results of this study shows that most of the respondents have the positive attitude in performing pap smears in the Western Indonesia hospitals with the percentage of 97,5% and the rest indicate negative attitude. The conclusion of this study is that the positive attitude of nurses towards early detection of pap smears is expected to be maintained and furthermore the hospital continues to provide health facilities for female nurses to carry out early detection of cervical cancer as an annual program from hospital.
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spelling doaj-art-3453ab3e59c84a8cbb531d68545734a42025-02-03T15:14:53ZengUniversitas AndalasNERS Jurnal Keperawatan1907-686X2461-07472020-10-0116210.25077/njk.v16i2.151Nurses’ Attitude About Pap Smear As An Early Screening Method For Cervical Cancer In The Private Hospital Marlina Elfrida Sinaga0Puji Astutik1Belet Lydia Ingrit2Fransiska Ompusunggu3Universitas Pelita HarapanUniversitas Pelita HarapanUniversitas Pelita HarapanUniversitas Pelita Harapan The prevalence of cervical cancer in Indonesia is very high, which it is estimated that every day 40-45 new cases appear. The purpose of this study was to describe nurses’ attitude about pap smear as an early detection of cervical cancer in a hospital in western Indonesia. The research method was used descriptive quantitative with purposive sampling technique. The results of this study shows that most of the respondents have the positive attitude in performing pap smears in the Western Indonesia hospitals with the percentage of 97,5% and the rest indicate negative attitude. The conclusion of this study is that the positive attitude of nurses towards early detection of pap smears is expected to be maintained and furthermore the hospital continues to provide health facilities for female nurses to carry out early detection of cervical cancer as an annual program from hospital. https://ners.fkep.unand.ac.id/index.php/NJK/article/view/151Cervical CancerNurse AttitudePap Smear
spellingShingle Marlina Elfrida Sinaga
Puji Astutik
Belet Lydia Ingrit
Fransiska Ompusunggu
Nurses’ Attitude About Pap Smear As An Early Screening Method For Cervical Cancer In The Private Hospital
NERS Jurnal Keperawatan
Cervical Cancer
Nurse Attitude
Pap Smear
title Nurses’ Attitude About Pap Smear As An Early Screening Method For Cervical Cancer In The Private Hospital
title_full Nurses’ Attitude About Pap Smear As An Early Screening Method For Cervical Cancer In The Private Hospital
title_fullStr Nurses’ Attitude About Pap Smear As An Early Screening Method For Cervical Cancer In The Private Hospital
title_full_unstemmed Nurses’ Attitude About Pap Smear As An Early Screening Method For Cervical Cancer In The Private Hospital
title_short Nurses’ Attitude About Pap Smear As An Early Screening Method For Cervical Cancer In The Private Hospital
title_sort nurses attitude about pap smear as an early screening method for cervical cancer in the private hospital
topic Cervical Cancer
Nurse Attitude
Pap Smear
url https://ners.fkep.unand.ac.id/index.php/NJK/article/view/151
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