Authors :
Serifat Asabi BABALOLA; Ajewole I.C.C
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 4 - April
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Abstract :
This research study is on the knowledge and
accessibility of cervical screening among reproductive
age women of reproductive age. The researcher was able
to determine how knowledgeable these women are about
cervical screening.
A self administered questionnaire was used for data
collection. Data were processed and analyzed with SPSS
version 21.
The findings revealed that more than half (62.4%)
have never heard of cervical screening, just a bit above
half (56.4%) knows what it is, while 25.7% do not know
what it is meant for. Less than half (28.7%) do not know
the category of women to be screened while only 40.6%
knows the category of women to be screened. The
Practice of cervical screening is abysmally low (8.9%).
The researcher discovered that if awareness of
cervical screening is improved, uptake of cervical
screening will increase significantly since 62.4% opined
that their reasons for not ever being screened is because
they’ve never heard of it.
This research study is on the knowledge and
accessibility of cervical screening among reproductive
age women of reproductive age. The researcher was able
to determine how knowledgeable these women are about
cervical screening.
A self administered questionnaire was used for data
collection. Data were processed and analyzed with SPSS
version 21.
The findings revealed that more than half (62.4%)
have never heard of cervical screening, just a bit above
half (56.4%) knows what it is, while 25.7% do not know
what it is meant for. Less than half (28.7%) do not know
the category of women to be screened while only 40.6%
knows the category of women to be screened. The
Practice of cervical screening is abysmally low (8.9%).
The researcher discovered that if awareness of
cervical screening is improved, uptake of cervical
screening will increase significantly since 62.4% opined
that their reasons for not ever being screened is because
they’ve never heard of it.
