Abstract

BackgroundAwareness about cervical cancer screening and vaccination in the developed countries are high as compared to the developing countries. Sixty to eighty percent (60–80%) of the women who develop cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa live in the rural areas with inadequate awareness of cervical cancer screening. However, cervical cancer knowledge remained a significant direct predictor of screening behaviors. The study therefore aim to explore the Knowledge on Cervical Cancer Screening and Vaccination among females at Oyibi Community.MethodsA qualitative exploratory design was employed to purposively recruit 35 participants who were made up of 7 members in a group forming 5 Focus Group discussions in all. Data was retrieved using a semi-structured interview guide.ResultsThe study revealed two main themes with 7 subthemes. The two main themes were cervical cancer screening and vaccination knowledge and cervical cancer vaccination effectiveness and cost. The subthemes were; knowledge on cervical cancer screening types, knowledge about cervical cancer screening and vaccination centers, knowledge about how cancer screening is performed, knowledge about cervical cancer vaccination, cervical cancer screening and vaccination sources of information, knowledge about the effectiveness of cervical cancer vaccination and awareness about cervical cancer screening cost and vaccination cost.ConclusionGhanaian women are increasingly becoming aware of cervical cancer, nevertheless low knowledge on screening and vaccination of cervical cancer, and effectiveness was detected with high awareness about the screening and vaccination centers. There is therefore the need for heightened sensitization regarding cervical cancer screening and vaccination in rural communities to help reduce misconceptions and increase patronage rate.

Highlights

  • Awareness about cervical cancer screening and vaccination in the developed countries are high as compared to the developing countries

  • Awareness about cervical cancer screening cost and vaccination cost The results show that a few of the participants knew about the cervical cancer screening and vaccination cost while majority of the participants were ignorant about the cost involved in the screening and the vaccination

  • The findings revealed that the cervical cancer screening and vaccination cost depends on the facility visited

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Introduction

Awareness about cervical cancer screening and vaccination in the developed countries are high as compared to the developing countries. Some studies have established that, the awareness level of cervical cancer screening and vaccination among Asians were low. In India, it was discovered that, more than half of their participants had poor knowledge regarding cervical cancer screening and vaccination [4]. A study in India ascertained that, only 36% and 15% of their participants indicated they heard of HPV vaccine and cervical cancer screening respectively [5].

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