KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AMONG WOMEN OF CHILD BEARING AGE IN UGBOR.pdf

<i>Background: Cervical cancer is the most common malignant cancer of the female genitalia and the second most common cancer among women worldwide,</i><i> </i><i>about 529,000 new cases are identified for the first time to have cervical cancer and</i><i> </i><i>250,000 deaths occur every year. The main aim /objective of</i><i> the study were to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of cervical cancer screening among women of child bearing age in Ugbor community, Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State</i><i>.</i><i>Materials and Methods: A descriptive design was applied to this study. A</i><i> total number of 150 questionnaire were administered and all were retrieve, analyzed using descriptive statistics and present using frequency, tables, percentage, mean and standard deviation</i><i>. The design was appropriate for this study as it evaluate women’s knowledge and acceptability of cervical cancer screening.</i><i>Result: This study revealed that the women in Ugbor had a good knowledge about cervical cancer and screening this was with a mean±SD 2.5±2.1. This study findings on the attitudes of the women on cervical cancer screening shows that the mean±SD 2.6±2.2 of the respondents had good acceptance to cervical cancer screening this resist was above the mean bench mark of 2.50.</i><i>The study findings of the </i><i>factors influencing</i><i> the acceptability of cervical Cancer Screening however, shows that the majority of the respondents 87(58%) were of the view that cervical cancer is expensive, while</i><i> </i><i>25% of the respondents in indicated cervical cancer screening is painful.</i><i>Conclusion:</i><i> In conclusion, t</i><i>he findings revealed </i><i>that most women have the knowledge and are willing to accept cervical cancer screening</i><i> Lack of awareness of the services provision and shortage of medical</i><i> </i><i>advices were the barriers reported for poor uptake of VIA test among the respondents.</i>