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Relationship among Cervical Cancer Risk Factors with Pap Smear Results in Medan North Sumatera
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Objects: To identify relationship among cervical cancer risk factors with pap smear results in Medan North Sumatera. Method: The study was a correlative descriptive. The samples were 60 respondents. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analysis using the Chi Square test at an error rate of 0.05. Results: The result showed that there were no significant correlations among education (p>0.484), employment (p>0.329), age at first sexual intercourse (p>0.410), history of pregnancy (p>0.204), and use of vaginal cleansers (p>0.569) with the results of pap smears. There was a significant between using contraceptive with pap smear results with p-value 0.00 (p<0.004). Conclusion: It is hoped that women need increase the knowledge about the importance of early detection of pap smear examination in reducing the number morbidity and mortality of cervical cancer in Indonesia.
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Cervical Cancer, Risk Factors, Pap smear
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