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Actions on Prevention of Cervical Cancer: The Right to Be Healthy

Actions on Prevention of Cervical Cancer: The Right to Be Healthy. Implemented by Family Planning and Sexual Health A ssociation Lithuania. Population , 2002 3469.1 thous. - Urban 2321.7 thous. (66.9 % ) - Rural 1147.4 thous. (33.1 % ).

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Actions on Prevention of Cervical Cancer: The Right to Be Healthy

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  1. Actions on Prevention of Cervical Cancer:The Right to Be Healthy Implemented by Family Planning and Sexual Health Association Lithuania

  2. Population, 2002 3469.1 thous. - Urban 2321.7 thous. (66.9%) - Rural 1147.4 thous. (33.1%) Life expectancy, 2002 - Males 66.21 - Females 77.58

  3. Reasons of Deaths, 2002 Malignant neoplasma 19.2% Cervical cancer: Incidence 25.3/100 000 Prevalence 231.5/100 000 Mortality 15/100 000 Breast cancer: Incidence 64.9/100000 Prevalence 521.7 /100000 Mortality 29.9 /100000

  4. Project activities Objective 1 To increase awareness of Lithuanian women on early clinical diagnostics, sexual health - Big and small posters (N 750) in bus stops, health institutions;

  5. - Internet page information on cervical cancer; - TV and radio advertisements; - 5000 leaflets (info about PAP tests); - Press conference. Project presentation.

  6. Messages • HPV is sexually transmitted • Safer sex protects sexual health • Cervical cancer is preventable through regular screening, earlier diagnostics and treatment • Take care – go to a doctor for examination

  7. Objective 2 • To train about 300 family doctors on early diagnostics and treatment of cervical cancer • Training courses for GPs, family doctors • (N 300); • Guide for family doctors, students (N 1000).

  8. Results • Collaboration with media: • Project presentation at National TV health programme • TV and radio advertisements • About 100 thous. women got information on cervical cancer prevention

  9. Collaboration with • Lithuanian Society of Family Doctors, • Vilnius and Kaunas Medicine University, Lithuanian Society of Venerologists, Lithuanian Society of Gynecologists: • - 100 family doctors trained • - Video about PAP test • - Evaluation of skills • Guide for family doctors, GPs, students

  10. Through Internet, posters, leaflets, TVR programs: • Women learned about HPV; • Women are activated to pass examination (PAP); • Promotion of safer sex, condom use; • ~400 000 women got information.

  11. - FDs are ready to take and to evaluate PAP test; • FDs improved knowledge about STIs, cervical cancer prevention; • After training the knowledge of FDs improved about 40%.

  12. Good evaluation of Guide on cervical cancer prevention by specialists. Book will be used as training tool; • Better image of FPA; • International collaboration and support – PATH.

  13. Lessons learned • People did not know about HPV; • Some shock, that HPV can cause cervical cancer • There is lack of safer sex traditions; • 20 % of sexual active males use condoms (Family and Fertility Survey, 1995).

  14. GPs, family doctors do not take PAP test; • Gynecologists take PAP test rarely; • PAP test is not accessible to all women; • Lack of public health information on cervical cancer. • - Family doctors need information on cervical cancer prevention.

  15. Thank You

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