乳腺癌和宫颈癌是女性癌症相关死亡的两个重要原因。阿拉伯联合酋长国对预防这些癌症的了解仍然很低。本研究旨在了解居住在阿联酋艾恩市的女性对预防宫颈癌和乳腺癌的知识、态度和做法。这项横断面调查是进行的共有 300 名年龄在 30 岁及以上的女性。主要结果指标是宫颈癌和乳腺癌预防知识。通过多个项目对知识进行查询，得出的总分分为良好知识和低知识。采用卡方检验探讨预防知识与社会人口因素之间的关联。其他结果包括对宫颈癌和乳腺癌筛查的态度和接受程度。在接受调查的参与者中，36.7% 对乳腺癌预防有良好的了解，而 5.3% 对宫颈癌预防有良好的了解。尽管大多数参与者相信预防方法可以挽救生命，但他们表示持消极态度，认为筛查不必要且痛苦。自我报告的乳房 X 光检查和子宫颈抹片检查的筛查率分别为 23% 和 31.3%。该研究报告称，女性对乳腺癌和宫颈癌预防的知识和接受率都较低。有针对性的活动不仅可以增加知识，还可以解决误解以改变消极态度，这可能会导致吸收率的提高。

Breast and cervical cancers represent two important causes of cancer-associated deaths in females. Uptake in prevention towards these cancers remains low in the United Arab Emirates.This study aimed to understand the knowledge, attitudes and practices of females residing in the Al Ain city, UAE, towards cervical and breast cancer prevention.This cross-sectional survey was conducted with 300 women, aged 30 years and above. The primary outcome measure was cervical and breast cancer prevention knowledge. The knowledge was queried through a number of items, with the resulting aggregate scores categorized into good and low knowledge. Chi-square test was conducted to investigate the association between prevention knowledge and sociodemographic factors. Additional outcomes included attitude towards and uptake of cervical and breast cancer screening.Of the participants surveyed, 36.7% had good knowledge on breast cancer prevention, while 5.3% on cervical cancer prevention. Although the majority of the participants believed that prevention methods could save lives, they reported negative attitudes, considering screening unnecessary and painful. The self-reported screening uptake was 23% and 31.3% for mammography and Pap smear, respectively.The study reported that the knowledge and uptake of women was low for both breast and cervical cancer prevention. Targeted campaigns not only to increase knowledge but also to resolve misconceptions to change negative attitudes may lead to an increase in uptake.