ArticleBMJ open2022
Utilisation of cervical cancer screening and factors associated with screening utilisation among women aged 30-49 years in Mertule Mariam Town, East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia, in 2021: a cross-sectional survey.
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- Cervical cancer screening uptake in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
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- Predicting knowledge of cervical cancer screening among reproductive-age women in sub-saharan africa using machine learning algorithms.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Identifying Predictors of Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa Using Machine Learning: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2025Article
- Rural-urban variations in cervical cancer screening uptake among women in Ghana: Evidence from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Factors Associated With Low Utilization of Cervical Cancer Screening Services in Gazipur, Bangladesh.Obstetrics and gynecology international · 2025Article
- Women's willingness for cervical cancer screening and associated factors among women attending health services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Therapeutic advances in reproductive healthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the practice of cervical cancer screening and its associated factors among women aged 30-49 years.
designCommunity-based cross-sectional survey.
settingMertule Mariam Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 1 May-20 June 2021.
participantsWomen aged 30-49 years who were living in the study area were eligible for inclusion. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select study participants. A total of 488 respondents participated in the study. Data were collected by using interviewer-administered structured questionnaires. Data were entered into EpiData V.3.1 and then exported to SPSS V.25 for analysis. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were done. OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevalence of cervical cancer screening and factors associated with screening utilisation.
resultsThe prevalence of cervical cancer screening was found to be 14.1%. Age (≤16 years) at first sexual intercourse (adjusted OR 14.89, 95% CI 6.21 to 35.74), history of sexually transmitted disease (11.65, 4.56 to 29.78), having multiple sexual partners (11.65, 4.56 to 29.78), having good knowledge about cervical cancer screening (4.72, 2.33 to 9.56) and having a family history of cervical cancer (4.72, 2.33 to 9.56) were statistically significantly associated factors for utilisation of cervical cancer screening.
conclusionUtilisation of cervical cancer screening was low in Northwest Ethiopia. Educational status, age at first sexual intercourse, history of multiple sexual partners, sexually transmitted disease, family history of cervical cancer and knowledge about cervical cancer screening were significant factors for utilisation of cervical cancer screening.
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