Abstract
Objective. In Ethiopia, the age-adjusted incidence rate of cervical cancer is high, 35.9 per 100,000 women. Despite this fact, cervical cancer screening coverage in Ethiopia is very low. The objective of this study is to assess the magnitude and factors affecting the practices of cervical cancer screening among female nurse in Mekelle Town, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2014. Methods. This study used a cross-sectional design. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was used to evaluate factors associated with cervical cancer screening practice. Results. A total of 225 female nurses participated in the study. The magnitude of cervical cancer screening practice among these nurses was 10.7%, within the past five years of the survey. Attitude and work place of the respondents were significantly associated with a history of cervical cancer screening practices with an adjusted odds ratio (AOR) of 3.023, 95% CI (1.134–8.059), and 3.424, 95% CI (1.080–10.853), respectively. Conclusion. The study showed that the magnitude of the cervical screening practice is very low among nurse health professionals. Negative attitude and workplace were identified to be the predictors of decision for cervical cancer test.
Highlights
Carcinoma of the cervix is a malignant neoplasm of the cervical area [1]
When investigators realized that many female nurses who work in the health centers have lack of knowledge on the site of the screening service, “I do not know the place of the service” was added as a response to the question “why do not you get a screening for cervical cancer?”
This study revealed that attitude (AOR = 3.023, 95% CI: 1.134–8.059) and work place (AOR = 3.424, 95% CI: 1.080– 10.853) were found to be significant factors for cervical cancer screening practice
Summary
Carcinoma of the cervix (cervical cancer) is a malignant neoplasm of the cervical area [1]. Contact bleeding, or (rarely) a vaginal mass may indicate the presence of malignancy and symptoms may appear after the cancer is in its advanced stages. Cervical cancer is preventable and, in most cases, curable, if identified in its early stages [1]. Breast and cervical cancer are the most frequently occurring types of reproductive cancers in women worldwide [2]. Cervical cancer is caused by persistent infection with certain types of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and it is the second most common cancer in women with 529,000 new cases each year worldwide. Eighty percent of the cases occur in low-resource countries like Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia [3]
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