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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Towards Cervical Cancer Screening Among Rural Women in the South Comoe Region, Côte d'Ivoire in 2020

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Background: Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of death in women worldwide. In Côte d'Ivoire, it is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women. Objective: To describe the knowledge, attitudes and practices of cervical cancer screening among rural women in the South Comoe region in 2020. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in rural communities in Côte d'Ivoire targeting women aged 25 to 55 years. A standardized questionnaire collected the participants' socio-demographic data, their knowledge, attitudes and practice of cervical cancer screening, as well as barriers to cervical cancer screening. A logistic regression was performed to identify the determinants associated with rural screening uptake. Results: 321 adult women with a median of 36.8 [IQR: 30 - 43] years were included, of which 50.2% were out of school and 86.6% had a monthly income of less than 90 USD. Of these, 168 (52.3%) had ever heard of cervical cancer, with 79.2% of them considering themselves uninformed. In addition, 13.4% of women had already screened for cervical cancer. Factors associated with screening practice were age 40 years (aOR= 3.2; IC= [1.3 – 8.3]), and information received about cervical cancer during a mass campaign (aOR= 24.1; IC= [8.8 – 66.2]) or by health care staff (aOR= 3.2; CI= [1.2 - 8.1]). Conclusion: Knowledge and practice of cervical cancer screening is inadequate among rural women. It is therefore important to increase awareness while integrating screening services across the country in order to reduce inequalities in access to care in Côte d'Ivoire.

Published in World Journal of Public Health (Volume 8, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.wjph.20230802.28
Page(s) 158-164
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Keywords

Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Cervical Cancer, Rural Africa

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  • National Cancer Control Program, Treichville, Abidjan, C?te d’Ivoire

  • PAC-CI Program, Treichville, Abidjan, C?te d’Ivoire

  • National Cancer Control Program, Treichville, Abidjan, C?te d’Ivoire

  • PAC-CI Program, Treichville, Abidjan, C?te d’Ivoire

  • National Cancer Control Program, Treichville, Abidjan, C?te d’Ivoire

  • National Cancer Control Program, Treichville, Abidjan, C?te d’Ivoire

  • Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital of Yopougon, Abidjan, C?te d’Ivoire

  • Department of Cancerology, University Hospital of Treichville, Abidjan, C?te d’Ivoire

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