Reasons for not undergoing cervical cancer screening: perspectives from women and health care providers in Addis Ababa: a qualitative study
Knowledge about cervical cancer and screening was found to be inadequate. Individual and community-level socio-cultural barriers were identified as reasons for the low uptake of screening. Therefore, it is crucial to conduct behavioral change and communication activities at both the individual and community levels to increase knowledge of cervical cancer and screening, reduce sociocultural barriers, and improve the uptake of cervical cancer screening.
Authors
- Ahmedin Jemal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0000-4111)
- Ebrahim Mohammed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7416-8741)
- Adamu Addissie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4709-3606)
- Mirgissa Kaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8093-5900)
- Mathewos Assefa
- Girma Taye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5488-4636)
Institutions
- American Cancer Society (US)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
- Adama Science and Technology University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oncology
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2025.1456804
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71