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Precancerous cervical lesion screening acceptance among women in Eastern Ethiopia
Elias Bekele Wakwoya1, Chala Gari Sadi2, Endalew G Sendo3
1Arsi University College of Health Sciences, Assella, Ethiopia.
Objective:
This study assessed perceived barriers, precancerous cervical lesion screening acceptance, and associated factors among women in Eastern Ethiopia.
Setting:
This study was conducted in Hiwot Fana Specialized Hospital and Jugal Hospital.
Study Design:
This study is a facility-based cross-sectional study.
Study Participants:
This study included 1181 women aged 25-49 years. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression was used to evaluate the relationship between variables and control confounders.
Results:
Nearly half of the participants (587 or 49.7%) agreed to be screened for precancerous cervical lesions. Seventy-six per cent of those checked were negative for visual inspection with acetic acid, 18.5% were positive, and 5.7% had cancer-like lesions. In multivariable analysis, fear of discomfort from the screening procedure, having a male screener, and embarrassment were the perceived barriers that were inversely associated with screening acceptance.
Conclusions:
The uptake of the screening service in the study area was not satisfactory, indicating that the programme was underutilised in the area.
