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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Public Health Education and Promotion
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1491020

Uptake and factors associated with cervical cancer screening among women aged 18-49 years at a public hospital in Coastal Kenya

Provisionally accepted
Stevenson Kazungu Chea Stevenson Kazungu Chea 1,2*Dennis Mose Dennis Mose 1,3Geoffrey Katana Geoffrey Katana 1,3Phillip Ayieko Phillip Ayieko 4,5
  • 1 Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya
  • 2 Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
  • 3 County Department of Health, Kilifi, Kenya
  • 4 London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
  • 5 Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit, Mwanza, Tanzania

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    To determine the prevalence and factors associated with cervical cancer screening among women aged 18 -49 years at a public hospital in Coastal Kenya.A cross-sectional design was used. Women attending outpatient departments were recruited using systematic random sampling and an interviewer-administered questionnaire administered (n = 315). Proportion of women reporting cervical cancer screening uptake was determined.Logistic regression was used to examine associations between cervical cancer screening uptake and sociodemographic characteristics.Overall, 56 (17.8% [95% CI: 13.7 -22.5]) participants reported to have been screened for cervical cancer. Factors associated with cervical cancer screening uptake included older age (adjusted odds ratios, [95% CI], pvalue: 2.3 [1.0 -5.0], p = 0.034), secondary/tertiary level of education (3.3 [1.6 -6.5], p < 0.001) and history of sexually transmitted infection (STI) (2.4 [1.2 -4.7], p = 0.009).Uptake of cervical cancer screening was low. Intensifying education campaigns on cervical cancer screening especially among women who are young, uneducated and with no history of STI may help scale up cervical cancer screening uptake.

    Keywords: cervical cancer, screening, Women, Kenya, uptake

    Received: 04 Sep 2024; Accepted: 28 Nov 2024.

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    * Correspondence: Stevenson Kazungu Chea, Pwani University, Kilifi, Kenya

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