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A cross-sectional survey assessed knowledge, attitudes, and screening practices among 300 women in Al Ain aged 30+. Results showed good breast cancer prevention knowledge in 36.7% but only 5.3% for cervical cancer. Despite believing prevention can save lives, many held negative attitudes toward screening; self-reported uptake was 23% for mammography and 31.3% for Pap smear. 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Abdullahi, MPH 1,\u003Cbr>Shamma AlAlawi, MD 1, ManalAlKhanbashi, MD 1, Asma Rabaa, MD 1, Aysha Al Aryani, MD 1, Luai Ahmed, PhD 1,2 􀀁, and Fatma Al-Maskari, PhD1,2\u003Cbr>Abstract\u003Cbr>Introduction: Breast and cervical cancers represent two important causes of cancer-associated deaths in females. Uptake in prevention towards these cancers remains low in the United Arab Emirates.\u003Cbr>Objectives: This study aimed to understand the knowledge, attitudes and practices of females residing in the Al Ain city, UAE, towards cervical and breast cancer prevention.\u003Cbr>Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted with 300 women, aged 30 years and above. The primary outcome measure was cervical and breast cancer prevention knowledge. The knowledge was queried through a number of items, with the resulting aggregate scores categorized into good and low knowledge. Chi-square test was conducted to investigate the association between prevention knowledge and sociodemographic factors. Additional outcomes included attitude towards and uptake of cervical and breast cancer screening.\u003Cbr>Results: Of the participants surveyed, 36.7% had good knowledge on breast cancer prevention, while 5.3% on cervical cancer prevention. Although the majority of the participants believed that prevention methods could save lives, they reported negative attitudes, considering screening unnecessary and painful. The self-reported screening uptake was 23% and 31.3% for mammography and Pap smear, respectively.\u003Cbr>Conclusions: The study reported that the knowledge and uptake of women was low for both breast and cervical cancer prevention. Targeted campaigns not only to increase knowledge but also to resolve misconceptions to change negative attitudes may lead to an increase in uptake.\u003Cbr>Keywords\u003Cbr>cervical cancer, breast cancer, human papilloma virus vaccination, screening, United Arab Emirates\u003Cbr>Received April 11, 2023. Received revised September 4, 2023. Accepted for publication October 4, 2023. |  |\n| 1 Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates 2Zayed Centre for Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates\u003Cbr>Corresponding Author:\u003Cbr>Fatma Al-Maskari, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Tawam Campus, PO Box 17666, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates.\u003Cbr>Email: [fatma.am@uaeu.ac.ae](fatma.am@uaeu.ac.ae) |  |\n\nCreative Commons Non Commercial CC BY-NC: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons  \nAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)) which permits non-commercial use,  \nreproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages ([https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage](https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage)).  \nIntroduction  \nTwo leading causes of cancer-associated morbidity and mortality among women globally are breast and cervical cancers. Breast and cervical cancer are ranked as the firstand fourth causes of cancer-associated deaths, respectively, among women worldwide. Although the age-standardised incidence (45.5/100,000","cbCair428N8MSAkN","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCair428N8MSAkN","pdf",1439162,"English","# Abstract\n## Introduction\n## Objectives\n## Methods\n## Results\n## Conclusions\n## Keywords","[{\"question\":\"What was the main goal of the study?\",\"answer\":\"To understand the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of women in Al Ain, UAE, regarding cervical and breast cancer prevention.\"},{\"question\":\"How were prevention knowledge and screening attitudes assessed?\",\"answer\":\"The study used a cross-sectional survey measuring prevention knowledge through multiple items with categorized aggregate scores, and it also captured attitudes toward screening and self-reported uptake.\"},{\"question\":\"What screening uptake rates were reported for mammography and Pap smear?\",\"answer\":\"Self-reported screening uptake was 23% for mammography and 31.3% for Pap smear.\"}]","Alleviating the Burden of Cancer through Prevention and Early Detection - Original Research Article | PDF",1790229920,25]