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- The study examined how the fear of COVID-19 affected adult women's attitudes toward cervical cancer screening in Turkey, involving 334 participants aged 30 to 65.
- Women's knowledge about cervical cancer screening was moderate with an average score of 6.16 out of 10, while their average fear of COVID-19 scored at 19.20 out of 35.
- It was found that approximately 25.4% of women postponed their cervical cancer screening due to concerns about COVID-19, particularly those with higher levels of fear.
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This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out between May and December 2021 in Turkey to examine the effect of adult women's fear of COVID-19 on their attitudes toward Cervical Cancer (CC) screening. The study population consisted of 334 women between the ages of 30 and 65 years according to the criteria of the national standards for the CC screening program in Turkey. A socio-demographic data form (21 questions) and the fear of COVID-19 Scale (7 questions) were used for data collection. The mean score of women for the level of knowledge about cervical cancer screening was 6.16 ± 3.05 out of a total score of 10. The mean score of the Fear of COVID-19 scale was 19.20 ± 6.12 out of a total score of 35. Cause of the risk of COVID-19 contamination 25.4 % of women postponed their CC screening. Women's knowledge about cervical cancer screening was found to be moderate, and their fear of coronavirus was found to be close to moderate. It was determined that women with a high fear of coronavirus postponed their CC screening tests.
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