Objective: To assess mothers' knowledge of screening tests for trisomy 21.
The study of Mutyaba in Mulago hospital showed that health workers have very poor knowledge of screening for cervical cancer.
Juon et al (2004) found that the strongest correlate with regular mammograms was the knowledge of screening guidelines [ 42].
This provides a more detailed analysis of patient characteristics, patient knowledge of screening services and use of screening tests based on the primary care specialist seen.
In Tanzania, it is crucial to increase our knowledge of screening participation, and understand the factors affecting women's participation in cervical cancer screening programs.
A Kruskal-Wallis test revealed statistically significant differences in attitudes to screening as well as knowledge of screening between participants with different socioeconomic classification.
39 40 50 In contrast, in rural areas, access barriers may prevent women from being screened even if they have previous knowledge of screening and/or health insurance.
+ Radiographers/Lab Sci/Pharmacist Further assessment of their knowledge about mammography for screening revealed that 9323.7.7%) of the total population had good knowledge, while 15940.4.4%) and 141 (35.9%) respectively, had fair and poor knowledge of screening mammography.
26 Unfortunately, this demographic often do not access preconception testing for many reasons, including low knowledge of carrier risk, low knowledge of screening options, low motivation, cost of testing, or unplanned pregnancy.
Evidence suggests that better knowledge of screening reduces anxiety in those recalled for further testing [ 35]; although diabetes screening does not seem to cause high levels of anxiety [ 32].
