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SynthesisPloS one2021

Knowledge, attitude and practice of cervical cancer screening among women infected with HIV in Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Agajie Likie Bogale, Tilahun Teklehaymanot, Jemal Haidar Ali, Getnet Mitike Kassie

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5 · Who and what money

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Agajie Likie BogaleEthiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-2794-8251
Tilahun TeklehaymanotAklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, Program of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Jemal Haidar AliAddis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Getnet Mitike KassieInternational Institute for Primary Health Care-Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo establish successful strategies and increasing the utilization of preventive services, there is a need to explore the extent to which the general female population is aware and use the service for cervical cancer-screening among women infected with HIV in Africa. Available evidences in this regard are controversial and non-conclusive on this potential issue and therefore, we estimated the pooled effect of the proportion of knowledge, attitude and practice of HIV infected African women towards cervical cancer screening to generate evidence for improved prevention strategies.

methodsWe applied a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies conducted in Africa and reported the proportion of knowledge, attitude and practice towards cervical cancer screening. We searched electronic databases: PubMed/Medline, SCOPUS, ScienceDirect, Web of science, Cumulative Index of Nursing and allied Health Sciences (CINAHL) and Google scholar databases to retrieve papers published in English language till August 2020. We used random-effects model to estimate the pooled effect, and funnel plot to assess publication bias. The registration number of this review study protocol is CRD42020210879.

resultsIn this review, we included eight published papers comprising 2,186 participants. The estimated pooled proportion of knowledge of the participants was 43.0% (95%CI:23.0-64.0) while the pooled estimates of attitudes and practices were 38.0% (95%CI: 1.0-77.0) and 41.0% (95%CI: 4.0-77.0), respectively. The proportion of the outcome variables were extremely heterogeneous across the studies with I2> 98%).

conclusionThe pooled estimates of knowledge, attitude and practice were lower than other middle income countries calls for further activities to enhance the uptake of the services and establish successful strategies.

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AfricaEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHumansSocioeconomic FactorsUterine Cervical Neoplasms

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PMID33831128
PMCPMC8031808

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