KUFA JOURNAL FOR NURSING SCIENCES Vol.4 No. 3 2014 1 Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Workers about The Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear in The College of Nursing ة عنق الرحمىل مسح التمريض ح كلياته فيعامليت المارسا ومىاقف وم معارف ن الرحم وسرطا Dr. Wafaa M. Atoof, Iraqi National Cancer Research Center, Baghdad University Nuha Alwandawi , Department of Maternity and child health nursing – College of Nursing – University of Baghdad. Hana Algomele, University of Al-Mousal– College of Nursing e- mail wafaattoof@yahoo.com خلصة ال ال هدف: انهذفس انشئ ي هز انذسا سخهىذ رحذسزىي يعشفخ ان واىالف انسخبس وان نسشطبك ع انشحىك ويسحخع انشحى ي انعبيه  فخ كهطش انز( . س انزذس ىظف وان يبيعخ خ ثغذاد وبيعخ خىصم ان) .. المنهجية:  أيشأ ورسعىب اثاسخ نغشض انذسعذ خ/سب هشل ش خلاسخ انذسذ . اخش2013 شبسكف ان . صئخ : هىعز يد ان ( س رذس44 ) ( ىظف وان48 .) زى ى رمعشفخ انى وان ا لفسخبس وان حىل سشطبك ع انشحىك ويسحخع انشحى يل خل إخبثبد شبسك ان عهب اسزجظى ي. زأنف ب السزج يشادزغ انخىغشاف انذ ،وعىايم انخط ى سكى ويسحخ عك انشح ععشف سشطب ن انشخ وانىسبئم الحصبئ حىذيخسزخ انظبو SPSS خ ويشثع كبئىسجخ ان انزكشاس وان. لنتائج ا:  إزبئح  هزاسخ انذس رظهشأ يعشفخ هزخ انعخفط ي( 40.5 )٪  ،أكثشي( 35 )٪ عذ س ث سشطبك ع نشحى واسصذسانشئ ان نهحصىل عه انعهىيبد حىلعشفخ ان هى ي الطجبءذ كب( 36.6 )٪ . و( 7.2 ) ٪ اخشوخ انع وييسحخ اخزجبسك انشحى عه علم ال يشح ذح، واح و( 26.8 )٪  يسبء ان رشغت أ ردشيكيسحخع اخزجبس انشحى و( 50 )٪  ي الخبثبد اخشاءعهى ي انخىف هى احذ السجبة ي ا ك يسحخع انشحى. لستنتاج ا:  هىاسبء انبدزعه ان يخ انعهى نذ لهخعشف ان خى ،وان ا لفسبس وان بد ردب سشطبك ع انشحى ويسحخك ع انشحى. ىصيات : الت إهىد اندجزونخ انبدح نزخ انزغط ف ثشايح فحصك ع انشحىحزبج  إن أكى يىخهبحى سبس ان الطجبءزنك وك ردب شأح ان. جغ و ثزل ثشايحى انزعه عهذي انم انطىزبحخ انز نزحف انسكب بس ال ف انعشاق. ثبلظبفخ إن رنكدت،  أزى ش رىفت انزذس نهشظبد وأطجبءخ انشعبخ انصحخ الونع نزشد انفحص الخزجبسي Abstract Objectives: The main aim of the study is to determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of workers about the cervical cancer and Pap smear in college of nursing. (Teaching and employers staff in Baghdad and Al-Mosul nursing college). Methodology: Ninety two women was deals in present study. The study was conducted during April/2013.The participants were categorized into 2 groups according to their occupation: teaching staff (n= 44) and employer’s staff (n= 48). The knowledge, attitude and practice of cervical cancer and Pap smear are assessed through answers of participants to a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of demographic variables, risk factors, knowledge and practice of cervical cancer and Pap smear .The data were analyzed by using the SPSS, version16.Frequency, percentage and chi-squared test Results: The results of this study shows that the knowledge of the teacher sample is low (40.5%), Just over (35%) had heard of cervical cancer and the main source of information about knowledge is the doctors (36.6%).Almost (7.2 %) had down a pap smear test at least once, only (26.8%) of women wanted to be done the pap smear test and (50%) answers had fear from test of causes did not done pap smear. Conclusion: Our conclusion is that educated women of sample have deficit knowledge, attitude and practice toward cervical cancer and Pap smear. Recommendation: Efforts to increase coverage in cervical screening programs needs to be directed towards medical practitioners as well as towards women. Long term education programs should be made available to motivate the female population in the Iraq. In addition, training should be supplied to nurses and primary care physicians to encourage optional screening. Key words: cervical cancer, Pap smear