Factors Influencing the Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening Services among Women Attending Gynecological OPD at KIUTH, Ishaka-Bushenyi, South Western Uganda

Taliba Joan

Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry Kampala International University Western Campus Uganda.

ABSTRACT

This work aimed to determine the factors influencing uptake of cervical cancer screening services among women attending gynecologic OPD at KIUTH, Ishaka-Bushenyi, South-western Uganda. A cross sectional study design and Quantitative approach was used. 100 women attending gynecologic OPD at KIUTH were selected using Kish Leslie formular. Data collected using a questionnaire was entered and analyzed using SPSS, presented in frequency, percentage and P-values tables. 41.2% were aged 25-31 years and the minority 2.0% being >45 years.  65.7% coming away from Ishaka; married 73.7% for 1-5 or 11-20 years each accounting for 32.5%.  37.4% while 30(30.3%) reached tertiary education level. 42.4% were unemployed whereas 7.1% were simply housewives. 50.0% had 2-4 children, and only 18.3% had <2 children. 86.9% were aware while 13.1% who weren’t. 56.8% got their information concerning cervical cancer and its screening from health facility compared to 3.7% from press. 34.7% had knowledge on screening recommendation among adult women who specified it being 22.1% every three years and 12.6% yearly. 88.4% specified it to be treatable if detected early with a P-value=<0.01*, 73.5% knows a local health facility offering the services; p-value=0.05, 53(62.4%) of 62.2% claim that results return time could influence the testing uptake, p-value=0.18, also, 89.2% agreed that Recommendation/counseling affects the uptake of cervical cancer screening/testing p-Value=0.05, as well as having tested before 43.4% already tested had a p-value=0.05. Long distance to HF affects 75.9% aware of screening of 77.1% p-value=0.49, cervical test cost affect with 75.6% aware of the services p-value=0.55, and Gender of HW where 39.5% who were aware of the services out of 47.5% agreed that it affects uptake p-value=<0.001. According to the study findings, awareness/knowledge of cervical cancer screening/testing services among women attending KIUTH stands at 86.9%; whose info is mostly from health facility and Television/Radio. Early detection; availing of local health facility, short results return time, Recommendation/counselling and having tested before increases uptake whereas the long distance to the health facility, cervical test cost and longest distances reduces uptake of cervical cancer and screening services/testing.

Keywords: Cervical cancer, Screening services, Healthy facility, Women, OPD.

CITE AS: Taliba Joan (2024). Factors Influencing the Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening Services among Women Attending Gynecological OPD at KIUTH, Ishaka-Bushenyi, South Western Uganda. INOSR Scientific Research 11(1):40-51.https://doi.org/10.59298/INOSRSR/2024/1.1.14051