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Effect of Socioeconomic Status on Cervical Cancer Screening Behaviour Among Mothers of Adolescent Girls in Lagos, Nigeria: A Secondary Analysis of the
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Background: Cervical cancer remains a preventable malignancy with high morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Screening uptake is suboptimal in sub-Saharan Africa, and the influence of socioeconomic status (SES) on screening behaviour among women remains insufficiently explored. Aim: To determine the effect of SES on cervical cancer screening uptake among mothers of vaccine-eligible adolescent girls in Lagos, Nigeria. Methods: This secondary analysis used baseline data from the Results: Overall, 51.7% of participants reported prior cervical screening. Women who had been screened were significantly older than unscreened women (45.4±6.7 vs 41.7±7.2 years; p<0.001). Screening uptake did not differ significantly by marital status, education, employment, income class, tribe, or residential distance to screening facilities. In adjusted models, neither middle-income (adjusted odds ratio=1.72, 95% CI: 0.75-3.98) nor high-income status (adjusted odds ratio=1.22, 95% CI: 0.45-3.30) was associated with screening. Conclusion: Cervical cancer screening uptake among mothers in Lagos is moderate, and SES was not independently associated with screening. Interventions should target structural or behavioural factors rather than focusing solely on economic disparities. Larger, adequately powered population-based studies are therefore needed to validate these findings and better delineate the socioeconomic gradients in screening behaviour among Nigerian women.
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