Cervical Cancer Screening among Women and Adolescents (Essay Sample)

CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AMONG WOMEN AND ADOLESCENTS
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Cervical cancer screening among women and adolescents
Introduction
Human papillomavirus is also known as the HPV is the most commonly sexually transmitted disease in the United States. The HPV is the cause of cervical cancer. Statistically, it is estimated that 6 million new cases are reported every year while nearly 20 million American females are normally affected. Studies show that the younger the females the higher the risk of infection. This is because females in their 20s are prone to have more sexual partners as compared to women in their 40s and 50s.
Design of study
An online qualitative study was conducted on random Latina and other American women in the United States to determine the rate which cervical screening was carried out among them and it was discovered that Latinas had the least number of pap smears as compared to women from other ethnic groups.
Sample size study
500 women filled out questionnaires online .235 of the participants were Latinas while the rest were from other ethnic communities that lived in the United States.100 of the 235 had health insurance while the rest 135 did not have insurance.70% of the Latina women were aged between 18 and 40 while the remaining 30% were 40 years and above. We decided to concentrate on the 70% since they had a longer lifespan as compared to the remaining 30%.
Independent/dependent variable
Some of the variable factors that were considered were. Marital status whether one was married, single, divorced or widowed. The level of education that is if they had an education or did not and if so what level they had reached. Type of employment for example if one was a club worker they were more prone to having more sexual activity as compared to those who worked in factories or schools or hospitals. Age of the participants this was crucial since transmission of cervical cancer was more prevalent in women of ages between 18 and 25. All these things determined someone’s social status and also sexual practices.
Measurements
The independent variable in the study changed in behavior and so a nominal scale was used since all the variables were categorical and discrete in all manners.
Data analysis