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THE KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF PAP SMEAR AMONG LOCAL SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE SHARJAH DISTRICT. |
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Analysis Frequency distributions were used to present the characteristics of the studied women population. Cross tabulations were conducted to test. For the hypothesized effects of demographic data on the knowledge of, attitude towards and practice of papanicolaou test screening. The person co efficient X2 was calculated and the significance level was set at p 0.0001. The analysis was carried out with use of SPSS version 10.02. Results The target population was supposed to be 1638 teachers (total UAE married female teachers in Sharjah) distributed in 48 schools, in Sharjah. However, the chosen schools were 18 and those who participated in the study were 350 teachers. Table 1 describes the characteristics of the studied female population, the age range is 20-59 years. The most common age range is 30-39 years, representing 47% of the studied population. 29.1% of marriages have a duration of 11-15 years. The husbands education level is between "does not read or write" and "University level or equivalent". 59.1% of them are University level or equivalent. |
Table 1. the characteristics of the studied women
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