Kanker serviks menjadi penyebab kematian wanita tertinggi di Indonesia. Jawa Tengah merupakan salah satu provinsi dengan kasus kanker serviks yang tinggi sepanjang tahun 2004-2008 dengan prevalensi tertinggi di Kota Semarang. Deteksi dini dengan pap smear terbukti menurunkan angka kematian penderita tetapi keikutsertaan pap smear di Indonesia masih rendah (5%). Studi ini bertujuan untuk meng…
Abstract Objective: To describe the level of knowledge of Pap smear examination and its influencing factors in cervical cancer patients.Methods: Patients meeting the inclusion criteria were asked to fill questionnaire. Acquired data will then be processed and analyzed statistically. Result: This study was performed to 45 cervical cancer patients. We found that the majority of subjects was in…
A study to see the presence of endocervical cells on Pap test has been done in order to evaluate the ability in collecting the endocervical materials using the Szalay spatula compare to combined Cytobrush-Ayres spatula and its relationship to appearance of the transformation zone. This prospective study was held in authors private colposcopy clinic on 205 patients for ever two years. Statistic …
Objective: To identify the adequancy of Pap test examination by means of spatula Lonstenn. Design: The evaluation of correlation between the examinations of the new instrument Pap Test (spatula Lonstenn) and standard Pap Test (combination of spatula Ayre and Cytobrush). Setting: Calposcopy Polyclinic, Deparment of Obstetric and Gynecology, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta. Patie…