Wubishet Gezimu ^1* Ababo Demeke ² Firomsa Bekele ³ Solomon Seyife ⁴ Lema Fikadu Wedajo ³ Addisalem Workie Demsash ⁵ Geleta Nenko Dube ⁶ Gemeda Wakgari Kitil ⁷ Elias Ezo ⁸

• ¹ Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Mettu University, Mettu, Ethiopia
• ² Department of Nursing, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia
• ³ College of Medical and Health Sciences, Wollega University, Nekemte, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
• ⁴ Department of Midwifery, Madda Walabu University, Bale Robe, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
• ⁵ Asrat Woldeyes Health Science Campus, Debre Berhan University, DebreBerhan, Amhara, Ethiopia
• ⁶ Department of Health Informatics, College of Health Sciences, Mattu University, Mattu, Ethiopia
• ⁷ Department of Midwifery, College of Health Science, Mattu University, Mettu, Ethiopia
• ⁸ Department of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wachemo University, Hossana, Ethiopia

Background: Cervical cancer is the second most frequent gynecologic cancer. Uniquely, it is easily preventable and treatable cancer if identified early. The insights of healthcare providers about cervical cancer screening have a crucial role in prevention and treatment. However, there has been limited literature on the providers' perspectives on cervical cancer screening.Objective: This review narrated the female healthcare providers' outlooks on cervical cancer screening in terms of risk perceptions, awareness, knowledge, attitude, practice, and possible barriers.Methods: A thorough literature search was done to identify studies conducted on female healthcare providers' overview of the perceived risk of cervical cancer, cervical cancer screening awareness, knowledge, attitude, and practice, as well as barriers to cervical cancer screening. Databases such as PubMed, Medline, Embase, Virtual Health Library, and Google Scholar were used to search for articles.Results: Accordingly, this review identified that female healthcare providers have a low perceived risk of the disease, poor awareness, and knowledge, have unfavourable attitude, and have a low uptake of screening practice. Furthermore, this review highlights the obstacles to cervical cancer screening acceptance, such as service inaccessibility, a lack of training and education, and fear of the procedure and results.This narrative review described variable distribution the FHCPs perceived risk of acquiring CC. And poor knowledge and screening practices were observed. Moreover, the barriers to cervical cancer screening uptake were described. Given that healthcare providers are the frontlines (act as role models) in increasing the community's cervical cancer screening uptake, we suggest concerned bodies increase screening access and implement staff training programs. In addition, further mixed studies should be considered to deeply understand the possible attributes ingrained in the individual and social belief systems.