Knowledge and Attitude towards Cervical Cancer: A Case Study of Undergraduate Students in Imo State, Nigeria

Determinants of cervical cancer screening uptake among female undergraduates in a tertiary institution in south eastern Nigeria: a cross sectional study

“…Majority of the students 200 (53.3%) were between the age group of 20-24 years. This is like the findings of Dozie et al (2020) [ 12 ] who reported that the majority (81.7%) of the female undergraduate students selected from Imo State University were in their sexually active ages. There was strong association between uptake of cervical cancer screening and age of participants.…”

Women’s awareness and practices regarding papanicolaou smear in the selected regional hospital of Limpopo Province, South Africa

“…2 A recent study conducted in 2020 revealed that women consulted their doctors or health care facilities during advance stage of the disease. 4 This study revealed that women never undergo Pap smear because they don't want to expose their genitals for examination, and they don't want to hear the positive results. The findings further indicated that majority (31.4%) of respondents had never had a Pap smear done in the past; and minority (7,3 %) did not think about doing it and some of respondents did not perceive cancer of the cervix as a disease that exits.…”