title: [Cancer of the breast and uterine cervix: knowledge level and preventive practices in a segment of the Tunisian population].
abstract: Women get most of their information about gynaecological cancers from their encourage. Breast cancer is more frequently recognised than cervical cancer. Nevertheless, for both cancers, risk factors and opportunities for screening are rarely identified by women. Generally, most women would like information about cancer and the majority is in favour of screening. However, the absence of preventive practice by health professionals is a problem. Changes in health professionals' attitudes are required to enhance women's participation in screening programmes, particularly in primary health care.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine communautaire, Faculté de médecine, Sousse, Tunisie.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Njah
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ben Ahmed
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marzouki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D016504:Breast Self-Examination; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D017533:Marital Status; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D014416:Tunisia; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D014626:Vaginal Smears
vernacular_title: Cancers du sein et du col utérin: profil éducatif et pratiques de prévention dans une partie de la population tunisienne.