Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake among Women of an urban community in south-Eastern Nigeria

Ubah, Chinenye I., Odikpo, Linda, Anarado, Agnes N., Iheanacho, Peace N. and Nwaneri, Ada C. (2022) Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake among Women of an urban community in south-Eastern Nigeria. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 23 (6). pp. 1959-1965. ISSN 2476-762X

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Abstract

Objective: This survey examined the barriers to cervical cancer screening uptake by adult women in Nnewi, a town located in southeast Nigeria. Methods: In this descriptive survey, data were collected data from 379women aged between 21 and 65 years using the adapted version of the Health Belief Model Scale for Cervical Cancer and Pap smear test questionnaire. Results: The major perceived barriers to the practice of cervical cancer screening were fear of the result (2.32±1.05), lack of knowledge of what pap smear is (2.32±0.90), and lack of information about when and where pap smear could be done (2.25±1.07). The logistic regression model showed that the following perceived barriers predicted uptake of cervical cancer screening (P< 0.05): time constraint (P = 0.001, OR= 3.368, CI= 1.455, 4.11); attitude of healthcare workers (P = 0.008, OR= 6.642; CI= 2.764, 18.196); knowledge of test frequency (P = 0.005, OR= 1.443; CI 0.946, 3.811); fear of result(P = 0.001, OR= 3.660, CI=0.679, 4.061); lack of information on when and where pap smear could be obtained (P = 0.010; OR= 6.732; CI= 2.286, 10.490); distance from test centre (P = 0.003; OR= 1.387; CI=0.126, 2.193); not knowing what it is for (P = 0.024, OR10.895, CI = 2.938, 14.401).

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	cancer, cervical, Nigeria, Barriers
Faculty:	Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine & Social Care
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic User
Depositing User:	Symplectic User
Date Deposited:	03 May 2022 11:10
Last Modified:	03 Aug 2022 15:11
URI:	https://arro.anglia.ac.uk/id/eprint/707543

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