Knowledge of cervical cancer screening and associated factors among women attending maternal health services at Aira Hospital, West Wollega, Ethiopia

Abstract

Background: Cervical cancer is one of the major noncommunicable public health problems among women globally. About 500,000 women develop cervical cancer each year, with an estimated 85% or more occurring in developing countries, including Ethiopia. Objective: The main objective of the study was to assess the knowledge of cervical cancer screening and its associated factors among women attending maternal health services at Aira hospital, West Wollega, Ethiopia. Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among 421 reproductive-age women. A systematic sampling method was used for the study. Data were collected using a pretested and structured questionnaire. Data analysis included descriptive statistics and the statistical association between the outcome variable and the explanatory variables tested by the binary logistic regression. Multivariable logistic regression was used to control confounding factors, the magnitude of the association between the different independent and dependent variable was measured using 95% confidence interval, and p values below 0.05 were considered as statistically significant. Results: A total of 421 women were responded with 100% response rate and with the mean age of 26.0 ± 5.15 (M ± SD) years. About 95.0% of the respondents ever heard of cervical cancer and 46.8% of the respondents had good knowledge about cervical cancer screening. Age, occupation, educational level, and monthly income were predictors associated with knowledge about cervical cancer screening. Conclusion: The study revealed 46.8% of study participants had knowledge about cervical cancer screening. The age of the participant, occupation, level of education, and monthly income were determinants of knowledge about cervical cancer screening. Prevention programs should focus on cervical cancer screening according to identified factors in the study.

Role of mass media in understanding about cervical cancer and its screening among married women.

“…12 Similarly, level of education allows women to not only improves their perception about the disease but also enhances their awareness on the importance of undergoing cervical cancer screening and was found congruent with the research conducted in West, Wollega, Ethopia. 13 Also, women with more children were able to receive awareness about cervical cancer risk factors, prevention and early screening through health care workers during their antenatal and postnatal visits; these results aligned with the study carried out in rural India. 14 Furthermore, a study from Karachi, Pakistan 1 also supports our findings i.e.…”

Correlates of cervical cancer screening participation, intention and self-efficacy among Muslim women in southern Ghana

“…Participation in CCS was extremely low, as less than 5% of the women studied had ever had in CCS. Similarly, women attending maternal and child health clinics in Ethiopia reported low knowledge of CCS [ 25 ]. The low level of public awareness about CCS and inadequate screening facilities in hospitals across Ghana could account for the observed finding.…”

Body mass index and cervical cancer screening among women aged 15–69 years in Eswatini: evidence from a population-based survey

“…Existing research from the SSA has identified various factors linked to the uptake of CCS. These factors encompass age [ 7 , 8 ], marital status [ 9 ], educational level [ 10 ], employment status [ 11 ], HIV status [ 12 ], smoking [ 13 ], alcohol consumption, exercise, susceptibility, and awareness of screening programs [ 14 ]. Moreover, there is an emerging interest in investigating the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and CCS in low- and middle-income settings.…”