Frequency of Undergoing Mammogram and Pap Test Among Healthcare Providers in Hospitals of Hamadan

Nasrolahi, Shahla; Matinnia, Nasrin; Haghighi,  Mohammad; Seif Rabiei,  Mohammad Ali; Ghahri Saremi, Marjan; Ghaleiha, Ali

doi:10.17795/ajnpp-23051

Volume 1, Issue 2 (November 2014) Avicenna J Neuro Psycho Physiology 2014, 1(2): 51-55 | Back to browse issues page

‎ 10.17795/ajnpp-23051

Frequency of Undergoing Mammogram and Pap Test Among Healthcare Providers in Hospitals of Hamadan

Shahla Nasrolahi¹

, Nasrin Matinnia²

, Mohammad Haghighi³

, Mohammad Ali Seif Rabiei⁴

, Marjan Ghahri Saremi⁴

, Ali Ghaleiha⁵

1- Research Center of Endometrium and Endometriosis, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences,Hamadan, IR Iran ; Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran
2- Department of Nursing, Islamic Azad University, Hamadan, IR Iran ; Research Center for Behavioral Disorders and Substances Abuse, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran
3- Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran ; Research Center for Behavioral Disorders and Substances Abuse, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran
4- Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran
5- Faculty of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran , Research Center for Behavioral Disorders and Substances Abuse, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran , alighaleiah@yahoo.co.uk

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Results: The rate of positive family history of breast cancer was 15.6%. The mean age at undergoing the first mammogram was 40.7 ± 3.9 years and the mean number of lifetime mammographies was 1.12 ± 0.33. From 460 women in this study, 42.6% had undergone mammography. Specialist physicians had undergone mammography more frequently than other healthcare providers had done. Only 72 participants (15.6%) had positive family history of breast cancer among which 15 (62.5 %) had undergone mammography. The frequency of undergoing mammography was significantly different among different healthcare providers (χ 2 = 12.16; P = 0.007) and positive family history of breast cancer were significant. A total of 268 cases out of 420 had the positive history of undergoing Pap test. The mean age at undergoing the first screening was 27.9 ± 4.6 years and the mean number of lifetime Pap test was 1.64 ± 0.92. Most of the midwives (88.1%) had undergone Pap test; the rate was 77.8% in specialist physicians, 61.8% in nurses, and 51.7% in general practitioner. Only 14 out of 420 respondents had positive family history of cervical cancer among which 13 (92.9%) had undergone Pap rest. The frequency of undergoing Pap test was significantly different among different healthcare providers (χ2 = 12.16, P = 0.007) and positive family history of cervical cancer among those older than 40 years (χ2 = 7.24, P = 0.02) were significant.

Keywords: Mammogram, Women, Cancer, Screening

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Article Type: Research Article | Subject: Special
Received: 2014/08/30 | Accepted: 2014/10/28 | Published: 2014/11/11

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