Assessing Knowledge, Uptake and Factors associated with cervical cancer screening among women in selected communities of Wakiso district in Uganda: A population-based study
Knowledge of cervical cancer screening was high, but the uptake of cervical cancer screening was lower than the recommended population coverage by WHO and Uganda national guidelines. There is need to improve accessibility to cervical cancer screening, increase nationwide cervical cancer awareness campaigns focusing on high-risk age groups and design targeted, tailored, culturally and socially sensitive interventions for young women aged 25-39 years to improve cervical cancer screening in Uganda.
Authors
- Amanda P. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2252-6973)
- Rawlance Ndejjo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9263-557X)
- Alex Daama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7596-6211)
- Grace Kigozi Nalwoga
- James Nkale
- Robert Bulamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7870-5041)
- Stephen Mugamba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1608-7247)
- Emmanuel Kyasanku
- Juliana Namutundu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1484-7759)
- Anna Mia Ekström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3912-1171)
- Gertrude Nakigozi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6193-2790)
- Stephen Watya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7154-4388)
- Fred Nalugoda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6119-9293)
- William Byansi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2880-9357)
- Chris Balwanaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1539-4116)
- Godfrey Kigozi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9142-6870)
Institutions
- Boston College (US)
- San Diego State University (US)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- World Health Organization - Uganda (UG)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317641
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene