Cervical cancer is one of the most typical cancers worldwide, with an estimated 604,000 new cases and 342,000 deaths in 2020 (Sung et al., 2021). It disproportionately affects Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infected women compared to uninfected ones (Sung et al., 2021). Improved knowledge, attitude and practice towards cervical cancer screening have been shown to improve diagnosis rates and outcomes (Taneja et al., 2021). | BACKG ROU N DInvasive cervical cancer (ICC) is a public health problem responsible for increased morbidity and mortality worldwide (Burchell et al., 2018). An estimated 570,000 women worldwide were diagnosed with cervical cancer, and about 311,000 of them died from the disease in 2018 (Piñeros et al., 2018). Nearly 5% of all cervical cancer cases are attributable to HIV infection . Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the highestburden,