Women seeking screening and treatment for cervical cancer during the period of May-August 2014, at the Yalgado Ouedraogo University Hospital, were interviewed about their knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward cervical cancer. Interview questions elicited information about sociodemographic of participants, history of screening, knowledge of cervical cancer, and attitudes toward cervical screening. Scores were assigned to responses of questions and knowledge, and tertitles of distributions were used for comparison.
A multivariate logistic regression was performed to predict cervical screening. Study participants were relatively young (37.5 ± 10.7 years) and predominately resident of urban areas (83.8 %), and over half had no or less than high school education.
- Over 90 % of participants had heard about cervical cancer,
- and about 55 % of them had intermediate-level knowledge of the disease, its screening, and/or risk factors.
- Knowledge level was lower among rural than urban residents.
Predictors of screening included
- higher level of education,
- older age,
- higher socioeconomic standard,
- urban residence,
- encouragement for screening by a health care worker,
- and employment.
Low awareness and socioeconomic barriers lead to underutilization of screening services of women. Motivation and education by healthcare workers are important factors for increasing screening rates. Organized patient and professional education programs in gynecologic services are warranted for improving screening in Burkina Faso and other low-resource countries in Africa.
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By: Compaore S1, Ouedraogo CM, Koanda S, Haynatzki G, Chamberlain RM, Soliman AS.
- 1Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198, USA.
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