PART 2: E-POSTER Title: Cervical Cancer Awareness, Barriers, and Screening Yield Among Rural Women Attending a Community Health Camp in North Gujarat: A Cross-Sectional Study with Cytology and HPV Results Presenter: Naisargi Patel Co-authors: Sarita Nair, Mayur Savsaiya, Patel Vishang Prahaladbhai Category: Community and Public Health Integration Format: Single slide, 16:9 widescreen, 5 MB max Time: 5 minutes (3 min presentation + 2 min discussion) E-POSTER LAYOUT text ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Cervical Cancer Awareness, Barriers, and Screening Yield Among Rural Women │ │ Attending a Community Health Camp in North Gujarat: A Cross-Sectional Study │ │ Naisargi Patel, Sarita Nair, Mayur Savsaiya, Patel Vishang Prahaladbhai │ │ [Institution Name], Patan, Gujarat, India │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ ┌─────────────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ │ │ │ INTRODUCTION │ │ METHODS │ │ KEY RESULTS │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ • Cervical cancer is a │ │ Design: Cross-sectional │ │ AWARENESS: │ │ │ │ leading cause of │ │ survey embedded in │ │ │ │ │ │ cancer death among │ │ community health camp │ │ Heard of CA: │ │ │ │ rural Indian women │ │ │ │ 15.0% │ │ │ │ │ │ Setting: Patan, Gujarat │ │ Heard of HPV: │ │ │ │ • Awareness & screening │ │ May 2024 │ │ 11.7% │ │ │ │ coverage extremely │ │ │ │ Knew screening: │ │ │ │ low │ │ Participants: 60 women │ │ 5.0% │ │ │ │ │ │ aged 21-70 years from │ │ Ever screened: │ │ │ │ • Data from rural North │ │ 9 villages │ │ 0% │ │ │ │ Gujarat are absent │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Tools: Structured │ │ BARRIERS: │ │ │ │ OBJECTIVE: │ │ questionnaire + LBC + │ │ │ │ │ │ To assess awareness, │ │ HPV DNA testing + │ │ Fear: 76.7% │ │ │ │ barriers, and screening │ │ colposcopy referral │ │ Cost: 58.3% │ │ │ │ yield in this │ │ │ │ Distance: 43.3% │ │ │ │ population │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─────────────────────────┘ └─────────────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ │ │ │ │ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│ │ │
PART 2: E-POSTER Title: Cervical Cancer Awareness, Barriers, and Screening Yield Among Rural Women Attending a Community Health Camp in North Gujarat: A Cross-Sectional Study with Cytology and HPV Results Presenter: Naisargi Patel Co-authors: Sarita Nair, Mayur Savsaiya, Patel Vishang Prahaladbhai Category: Community and Public Health Integration Format: Single slide, 16:9 widescreen, 5 MB max Time: 5 minutes (3 min presentation + 2 min discussion) E-POSTER LAYOUT text ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Cervical Cancer Awareness, Barriers, and Screening Yield Among Rural Women │ │ Attending a Community Health Camp in North Gujarat: A Cross-Sectional Study │ │ Naisargi Patel, Sarita Nair, Mayur Savsaiya, Patel Vishang Prahaladbhai │ │ [Institution Name], Patan, Gujarat, India │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │ │ ┌─────────────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ │ │ │ INTRODUCTION │ │ METHODS │ │ KEY RESULTS │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ • Cervical cancer is a │ │ Design: Cross-sectional │ │ AWARENESS: │ │ │ │ leading cause of │ │ survey embedded in │ │ │ │ │ │ cancer death among │ │ community health camp │ │ Heard of CA: │ │ │ │ rural Indian women │ │ │ │ 15.0% │ │ │ │ │ │ Setting: Patan, Gujarat │ │ Heard of HPV: │ │ │ │ • Awareness & screening │ │ May 2024 │ │ 11.7% │ │ │ │ coverage extremely │ │ │ │ Knew screening: │ │ │ │ low │ │ Participants: 60 women │ │ 5.0% │ │ │ │ │ │ aged 21-70 years from │ │ Ever screened: │ │ │ │ • Data from rural North │ │ 9 villages │ │ 0% │ │ │ │ Gujarat are absent │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Tools: Structured │ │ BARRIERS: │ │ │ │ OBJECTIVE: │ │ questionnaire + LBC + │ │ │ │ │ │ To assess awareness, │ │ HPV DNA testing + │ │ Fear: 76.7% │ │ │ │ barriers, and screening │ │ colposcopy referral │ │ Cost: 58.3% │ │ │ │ yield in this │ │ │ │ Distance: 43.3% │ │ │ │ population │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─────────────────────────┘ └─────────────────────────┘ └─────────────────┘ │ │ │ │ ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐│ │ │
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Rural cervical screening is crucial due to low awareness leading to preventable risks. A study conducted in May 2024 surveyed 60 women across nine villages, revealing a concerning 0% screening history. Key barriers identified include fear, cost, and distance, which hinder participation. To address these issues, it is essential to utilise trusted community camps for education and screening, while prioritising referral, follow-up, and local access to services.