Uptake and Factors Associated with Cervical Cancer Screeing Among Women Seeking Family Planning Services at Kawempe National Referral Hospital
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2023-09
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Uganda Christian University
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Purpose of the study. Cervical cancer screening among women seeking family planning services at Kawempe National Referral Hospital. The study aimed to determine the uptake of cervical cancer screening and establish factors associated with cervical cancer screening among women seeking family planning services at Kawempe National Referral Hospital.
Methods. The study design was a descriptive cross-sectional study, which measured factors associated with women seeking family planning services at Kawempe National Referral Hospital. Primary data was obtained from women seeking family planning services using semi-structured questionnaires and Key informant interviews at Kawempe National Referral Hospital.
Results. The participants were 138 women aged 18 to 49 years. Forty-nine percent of the respondents had attained ordinary level of education, 32.61% were Protestants and 17.39% were Pentecostal.43.58% agree with lack of access to information, 37.68% agree that take long in the line because women who come for the services are many. 40.58% agree that services are only during weekdays and 32.61% agree that cervical cancer screening services reach their community.34.78% disagree that costs are high, 31.16% disagree with poor infrastructure and 47.10% agree with lack of transport to visit health centers. Just over one-third fear receiving a diagnosis of the disease, 31.88% agree that the vaginal examination to carry out the test is embarrassing but 40.58% disagree that there was no privacy since it is done by male providers. Twenty-nine percent disagree that a woman has to get permission from her husband. 71.01% agree that they have ever heard about Cervical cancer, but only 65.22% have ever heard about cervical cancer screening and only 30.43% have done cervical cancer screening. The uptake of Cervical cancer screening was low, only one-third of the respondents have done cervical cancer screening.
Conclusion. Nearly two-thirds of the women had ever heard of cervical cancer and nearly the same number had heard of cancer screening but only one-third had carried out cervical cancer screening suggesting a big gap between knowledge and practice.
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Masters dissertation