Perception and Practice of Cervical Cancer Screening Services and the Role B Social Workers in Facilitating Screening Uptake in Enugu State, Nigeria

OBJECTIVE: We examined the perception and practice of cervical cancer screening among women in Enugu State, Nigeria. METHODS: We employed mixed methods and conveniently sampled women aged >15 years. The quantitative data were subjected to chi-square and regression analysis while the qualitative d...

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Autores principales: Ngwu, Christopher N, Iwuagwu, Anthony O, Ebimgbo, Samuel O, Igboeli, Emeka E, Eyang, Brian O, Ogar, Legbel E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention 2022
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9727343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35901331
http://dx.doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2022.23.7.2271
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: We examined the perception and practice of cervical cancer screening among women in Enugu State, Nigeria. METHODS: We employed mixed methods and conveniently sampled women aged >15 years. The quantitative data were subjected to chi-square and regression analysis while the qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. RESULTS: The study findings show that over 57% of the respondents have a positive perception of cervical cancer screening while over 80% revealed that they practice cervical cancer screening. Factors such as education, income, and residence are significant in predicting the practice of cervical cancer screening. CONCLUSION: Therefore, social work strategies to leverage these modifiable predictors in facilitating cervical screening uptake are recommended.

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