<p>Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women and Associated Factors in Hospitals of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia</p>

Abstract

Background: Cervical cancer is a worldwide public health concern, and approximately 85% of deaths occurs in developing countries. Thus study is designed to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice towards cervical cancer screening in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Methods: We conducted a facility-based cross-sectional study. In this research, we used a multi-stage sampling procedure to select 520 participants. Information on socio-demographics, knowledge, attitude, and cervical cancer screening related questionnaires were collected using face-to-face interviews. Data were entered and cleaned in Epi-Data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. For the analysis, we used logistic regression along with odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. The statistical significance was determined by p <0.05.Results: Approximately 154 (43.1%) of women had good knowledge, 235 (45.5%) had a favorable attitude, and nearly a quarter (118; 22.9%) had been screened for cervical cancer. Women 30-34 years [AOR=3.02, 95% CI: 1.11, 8.24), women with degree/diploma level of education [AOR=7.3, 95% CI 2.53-21.01), and having sourced information from a health professional [AOR=2.3, 95% CI: 1.27-4.17) were associated with good knowledge of cervical cancer screening. Being single [AOR=3.47, 95% CI: 1.03-11.75] and good knowledge of cervical cancer [AOR=4.76, 95%:2.65-8.57) were significant predictors of a positive attitude towards cervical cancer screening. Women who knew cervical cancer patients [AOR=2.47, 95% (1.37-4.44)] and high monthly income [AOR=3.8, 95% CI: 1.86-7.77] were associated with good practice related to cervical cancer screening. Conclusion: Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards cervical cancer screening were shallow. The concerned body should aggressively disseminate information on cervical cancer screening, improve the economic status of women, and provide counseling about cervical cancer during health care delivery visits.

Knowledge and practice of cervical cancer screening and associated factors among reproductive age group women in districts of Gurage zone, Southern Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study

“…This is consistent with the study done in Gonder town, North West Ethiopia (78.7%), and Hawassa University Medical and Health Sciences female students (76.8%) [5,14]. This result is higher than the findings in Butajira town (47.6%), Wollega University female students (54.4%), Wolaita zone hospitals (43.1%), Addis Ababa government hospitals (60.8%), Tikur Anbesa Hospital, Ethiopia (21.7%), Nigeria (52.8%), and Cameroon (28%) [5,13,[15][16][17][18][19][20]. However, this finding is lower than the study done among female medical students of Crimea State Medical University in Ukraine (80%) [21].…”

<p>Knowledge of Cervical Cancer and Associated Factors Among Women Attending Public Health Facilities in Eastern Ethiopia</p>

“…This finding is in accordance with other studies done in Ethiopia and other countries. 20,22,31 The increment of knowledge of cervical cancer with educational level indicates educated women have better information-absorbing ability and understanding. This suggests that all women must get at least access to primary education as this can increase their knowledge about cervical cancer.…”

Uptake of cervical cancer screening service and associated factors among age-eligible women in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Seven studies were included in this category of metaanalysis [21,24,29,34,35,37,43]. The likelihood of up taking cervical cancer screening among women who get advice from health care providers were nearly 4.6 times (OR = 4.58, 95% CI:3.26,6.43) more likely to be screened for cancer of cervix as compared to women who did not get medical advice from health care providers.…”

“…Forest plot of the subgroup analysis based on the year of studyPrevalence of regular cervical cancer screening uptake in EthiopiaConsequently, 19 studies[21,23,25,[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][42][43][44] were included in the final meta-analysis. A wideranging prevalence of cervical cancer screening uptake was observed across different studies included in this review.…”