ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE towards CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AMONG WOMEN ATTENDING ANC AT WUSTH, WOLKITE, ETHIOPIA 2023

Abstract

Background:. The majority of cervical cancer related deaths occur in the developing world which is mainly the result of weak or non-existent cervical cancer control strategies. Cervical screening is the process of detecting and removing abnormal tissue or cells in the cervix before cervical cancer develops. By aiming to detect and treat cervical neoplasia early on, cervical screening aims at secondary prevention of cervical cancer. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices towards cervical screening among women attending ANC at WUSTH, Wolkite, SNNPR Ethiopia, 2023. METHOD: An institution based cross-sectional study was conducted from June to August with total sample size of 255 participants to assess knowledge, attitude and practice towards cervical cancer screening among women attending ANC in WUSTH, Wolkite, SNNPR, Ethiopia 2023. The study participants was selected using Quta Sampling technique. Data was enterered, coded and analysed using Epi info. RESULT63.1% of the respondent know about presence of cervical cancer screening .from those the major source of information was television 104(40.8%),23(9%),10(3.9%),15(5.9%),4(1.6%),5(2%) were radio, health professional, cervical cancer patient ,friend or relatives ,others respectivelyAbout 222(87.1%) of the respondent had believed early detection of cervical cancer, improve the chance of survival, . About 205(80.8%) of participants had planned for cervical cancer screening and 49(19.2%) were bad attitude about cervical cancer screening.11.8% of the respondent were screened for cervical cancer from those 5.9% of the respondent were age less than 18