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To accomplish the goals for the elimination of cervical cancer, one of the most prevalent and preventable cancers, we must understand the determinants of non-adherence and address them specifically to ensure patients\u2019 active participation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title><jats:p>To determine women\u2019s knowledge regarding the manifestations of cervical cancer and its prevention.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We conducted a cross-sectional study in an urban population from northern Portugal. Women aged 18 to 30\u2009years were randomly assigned to answer the Cervical Cancer Awareness Measure questionnaire, including questions of knowledge about the causes and symptoms of cervical cancer, prospecting for individual and social-related determinants.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The total number of participants was 270, with a mean age of 24.7\u2009years. Knowledge about symptoms scored 5.4\u2009\u00b1\u20092.6, with a maximum of 12 points, and knowledge about the causes scored 5.7\u2009\u00b1\u20091.9, with a maximum of 11 points. The correlation between both was 0.334. High education, high socio-economic status, self-perception of one\u2019s capacity to recognize symptoms, and knowledge about the HPV vaccine were associated with better knowledge.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Portuguese women present low knowledge about cervical cancer, potentially affecting their health through exposure to risk situations and non-adherence to routine screening.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2024.1357606","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,15]],"date-time":"2024-03-15T04:38:42Z","timestamp":1710477522000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Knowledge about cervical cancer in young Portuguese women: a cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"In\u00eas Oliveira","family":"Rodrigues","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"In\u00eas","family":"Duarte","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Carolina Gomes","family":"Costa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Ana Lu\u00eds","family":"Pimentel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"S\u00edlvia","family":"Chaves","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Ana Patr\u00edcia","family":"Gomes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Lina","family":"Santos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Joana Isabel","family":"Santos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Ana Cristina","family":"Moreira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Andrea","family":"Lob\u00e3o","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Isabel","family":"Nazar\u00e9","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Paulo","family":"Santos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"394","DOI":"10.3322\/caac.21492","article-title":"Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries","volume":"68","author":"Bray","year":"2018","journal-title":"CA Cancer J Clin"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"427","DOI":"10.20344\/amp.8921","article-title":"Time-trends in cervical cancer mortality in Portugal","volume":"32","author":"Teixeira","year":"2019","journal-title":"Acta Medica Port"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"664","DOI":"10.1002\/ijc.30716","article-title":"Worldwide burden of cancer attributable to HPV by site, country and HPV type","volume":"141","author":"de Martel","year":"2017","journal-title":"Int J Cancer"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"583","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ygyno.2021.10.075","article-title":"Recent global burden of cervical cancer incidence and mortality, predictors, and temporal trends","volume":"163","author":"He","year":"2021","journal-title":"Gynecol Oncol"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"6874","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph19116874","article-title":"Educational interventions to promote cervical cancer screening among rural populations: a systematic review","volume":"19","author":"Zhang","year":"2022","journal-title":"Int J Environ Res Public Health"},{"key":"ref6","volume-title":"Cervical cancer screening","year":"2022"},{"key":"ref7","volume-title":"Global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem","year":"2020"},{"key":"ref8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"509","DOI":"10.1093\/heapol\/czac104","article-title":"Barriers to cervical cancer and breast cancer screening uptake in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review","volume":"38","author":"Srinath","year":"2023","journal-title":"Health Policy Plan"},{"key":"ref9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"131","DOI":"10.1016\/S1473-3099(18)30802-8","article-title":"Gender-neutral HPV vaccination in the UK, rising male oropharyngeal cancer rates, and lack of HPV awareness","volume":"19","author":"Lechner","year":"2019","journal-title":"Lancet Infect Dis"},{"key":"ref10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"10","DOI":"10.1186\/s40985-020-00126-5","article-title":"HPV knowledge and vaccine acceptance among European adolescents and their parents: a systematic literature review","volume":"41","author":"L\u00f3pez","year":"2020","journal-title":"Public Health Rev"},{"key":"ref11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1407522","DOI":"10.1080\/23311886.2017.1407522","article-title":"Health literacy as a key for effective preventive medicine","volume":"3","author":"Santos","year":"2017","journal-title":"Cogent Soc. 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