By Eliza Squibb | Executive Director
GAIA's 6-month study on cervical cancer prevention is drawing to a close and soon we'll have concrete results to share with the public health community in Mali!
Last week, we shared our research at the HPV conference in Lisbon, and here are some of the results we’d love to share with you:
In the first 4 months of the study, over 2,000 women were screened at the 5 participating clinics. 200 women answered our survey. When asked why they came in for a screening, 14.5% had participated in a peer educator-led education session in their neighborhood, 37.5% had participated in a healthcare personnel-led education session in their clinic, 19% heard about screening through word of mouth, and 17.5 % were referred by their doctor. All of these methods were more successful than the 9% of women who saw a government-run TV ad.
Only 17.5% knew what HPV was, but 81.5% had heard of cervical cancer. This is great news because it shows that women are starting to gain awareness about the importance of screening. 92.5% wanted the HPV vaccine to be available in Mali, and 87% wanted to enroll their daughter in a vaccination program.
94 women answered questions about the education session, and 94.6% thought the info they received was interesting. 82% had seen the HPV cloth, and 79% were able to correctly identify the information depicted in the cloth. 92.5% thought that textile design was a good way to transmit health information to women. 92.5% said they had shared the information they learned with others, and 95.7% said they would recommend screening to a friend, neighbor, or family member.
In celebration of September, Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month, we are incredibly happy to have such great results from our campaign. Our team in Mali has learned so much and we are eager to refine our program as we continue to look for funding to continue offering screening and prevention to women.
Please join us in the fight against cervical cancer! We are making progress, but there is still a lot of work to be done! Your support means the world to us!
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