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. 2023 May 23;23(1):472.
doi: 10.1186/s12885-023-10927-x.

Cervical cancer screening utilization and its predictors among women in bench Sheko Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: using health belief model

Alemayehu Sayih Belay  1 , Wondwossen Niguse Asmare  2 , Aychew Kassie  2
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Cervical cancer screening utilization and its predictors among women in bench Sheko Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: using health belief model

Alemayehu Sayih Belay et al. BMC Cancer. .

Abstract

Background: Cervical cancer is the fourth most frequently diagnosed and found to be the leading cause of cancer death in women, especially in low and middle-income countries. Even though cervical cancer is a preventable disease, its preventive measures have not been equitably implemented across and within different countries; especially in low and middle-income countries, due to different contributing factors.

Objective: This study aimed to assess cervical cancer screening utilization and its' predictors among Women in Bench Sheko Zone, Southwest Ethiopia.

Method: A community-based cross-sectional study design was employed in Bench Sheko Zone from February 2021 to April 2021. Using a multi-stage stratified sampling method, a total of 690 women in the age range of 30-49 years were included in the study. The logistic regression analysis was used considering a 95% confidence interval and a P-value of < 0.05.

Results: Ninety-six (14.2%) of the participants have utilized cervical cancer screening. Predictors like; age between 40-49 years (AOR = 5.35, 95% CI = [2.89, 9.90]), partner educational status of certificate and above (AOR = 4.36, 95% CI = [1.65, 11.51]), first sexual intercourse before eighteen years (AOR = 4.85, 95% CI = [2.29, 10.26]), ever used of alcohol (AOR = 3.99, 95% CI = [1.23, 12.89]), good knowledge (AOR = 8.98, 95% CI = [4.06, 19.89]), favorable attitude (AOR = 3.56, 95% CI = [1.78, 7.09]), and high perceived benefit (AOR = 2.94, 95% CI = [1.48, 5.84]) were strongly associated with cervical cancer screening utilization.

Conclusion: In this study, cervical cancer screening utilization was relatively low. Therefore, promotion of the perception of women towards cervical cancer screening, and provision of health-related information towards different behavioral-related factors should have to be addressed at each level of health care.

Keywords: Cervical Cancer; Ethiopia; Predictors; Screening Utilization; Women.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

We declare that we have no any conflict of interests.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Schematic presentation of sampling procedure for study on cervical cancer screening utilization among women in Bench Sheko Zone, 2021
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Reasons of declining for cervical cancer screening among women in Bench Sheko Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, 2021
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