Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of cervical cancer prevention education (CCPE) among Korean middle-school girls in terms of whether it provided them with a positive perception of the Papanicolaou test (Pap test) and encouraged them to undergo Pap testing in adulthood. Methods: A mixed-method design was used to only one group of 15 people, which combined a one-group pretest-posttest design with a qualitative study and a focus group interview (FGI). The CCPE was provided to 15 girls, after which they participated in the FGI. The changes between pretest and posttest were analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The findings of the FGI were analyzed using content analysis. Results: After being provided CCPE, the girls showed a significant increase in their awareness of the importance of cervical cancer prevention (Z = -3.10, p = 0.002), but there were no significant changes in the perceived importance of their body, their emotional response to the Pap test, their confidence in cervical cancer prevention, or their intention to undergo Pap testing. In the FGI, the girls expressed negative emotions about the Pap test and were aware of the necessity of CCPE. Conclusion: This is the first study to develop CCPE focused on the Pap test targeting Korean middle-school girls. We found that the CCPE was partially effective, in terms of increasing their awareness of the importance of cervical cancer prevention.

Cervical cancer is one of the most common malignancy diagnosed during pregnancy. The experience of the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) with paclitaxel plus cisplatin during pregnancy is limited. Three pregnant women with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IB cervical cancer received NACT with paclitaxel plus cisplatin until fetal lung maturity, and then underwent cesarean delivery and radical hysterectomy. Two of our patients had intermediate pathologic risk factors, and received adjuvant chemotherapy with the same regimen used in NACT. All patients did not have any evidence of disease recurrence for follow-up of 3, 4, and 8 years, respectively. NACT with paclitaxel plus cisplatin followed by radical hysterectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy could be considered as one of feasible alternatives to primary radical surgery or concurrent chemoradiation therapy with the termination of pregnancy in pregnant women with FIGO stage IB cervical cancer who have two or more intermediate pathologic-risk factors.

This study aimed to identify the sexual information requirements and related factors according to gender to improve sexual health in cancer patients. In this cross-sectional study, a total of 687 cancer patients from a single cancer center in Korea completed a self-reported questionnaire. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to compare the sexual information requirements and related factors among cancer patients. The results showed that male cancer patients had higher demands for sexual information than female cancer patients (t = 27.11, p < 0.001). Men appeared to have a greater need than women in the need for sexual information (t = 30.41, p < 0.001) and professional sexual intervention (t = 21.97, p < 0.001). Regarding sexual information needs, income (OR: 0.43, 95% CI: 0.25 to 0.73) was a significant factor in men. In women, age (OR: 0.51, 95% CI: 0.31 to 0.86), alcohol consumption (OR: 1.88, 95% CI: 1.12–3.16), and chemotherapy (OR: 1.87, 95% CI: 1.12–3.12) were significant factors. Significant differences in the overall sexual information needs and related factors were observed between male and female cancer patients. Therefore, a strategy needs to be established to improve the sexual health of cancer patients considering gender differences.

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Objective: Although workplace sexual harassment is known to affect nurses’ psychological well-being, research on itsrelationship with professional identity is limited.Methods: This study is a cross-sectional study designed to examine sexual harassment experienced by nurses, symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and their association with professional identity. Study data were obtainedbetween April 25 and 30, 2019. The study was conducted with 115 nurses working in different hospitals who hadexperienced sexual harassment in their workplaces in the past year. The sample was recruited from an online nursing community in South Korea. Participants were asked about the type of sexual harassment, its frequency, and theperpetrators. PTSD symptoms and professional identity were measured using the Impact Event Scale-Revised and themodified version of Snizek-revised Hall’s professional inventory.Results: Physical sexual harassment (294 reported cases) was the most frequently reported type of sexual harassmentamong nurses. Patients were the majority of the perpetrators in almost all types of sexual harassment. In the logisticregression analysis, a more frequent experience of sexual harassment (P < .05) had a statistically significant effect onattenuated professional identity. Higher levels of PTSD due to sexual harassment were independently associated withstrengthened professional identity (P < .05)Conclusion: Nurses’ frequent experiences of sexual harassment in the workplace are an occupational health risk thataffects their professional identity. However, high levels of PTSD were significantly related to a strengthened professionalidentity among nurses with experiences of sexual harassment. It would be helpful to use the strategies to promoteposttraumatic growth in caring sexually harassed nurses to reinforce their professional identity.Cite this article as: Lee E, Suh M. Nurses’ experience of sexual harassment at the workplace and traumatic stress as factors attributing professional identity: A crosssectional study. Arch Health Sci Res. 2025; 12, 0066, doi: 10.5152/ArcHealthSciRes.2024.24066.