Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Cervical Cancer Among Female Students

1.0       INTRODUCTION Cervical cancer is the most common cancer and the leading cause of death of cancer among women in developing countries (WHO, 2005). Globally, cervical cancer is the fifth most-deadly cancer in women (WHO, 2006). The global estimates are 452,000 new cases and more than 234,000 deaths from cervical cancer annually 80% of deaths occur in developing countries and that has only 5% of the global cancer resources. The incidence in the tropics is estimated to be about 40-70 per 100,000 (Sulaman U, Randawa A and Kabir M, 2006). It affects about 16 per 100,000 women per year and …