Cervical Cancer Screening Knowledge and Behavior a

Authors: Joelle I Rosser Betty Njoroge Megan J Huchko

Publish Date: 2015/01/17

Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 567-572

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Abstract

Cervical cancer is a highly preventable disease that disproportionately affects women in developing countries and women with HIV As integrated HIV and cervical cancer screening programs in SubSaharan Africa mature we have an opportunity to measure the impact of outreach and education efforts and identify areas for future improvement We conducted a crosssectional survey of 106 women enrolled in care at an integrated HIV clinic in the Nyanza Province of Kenya 5 years after the start of a cervical cancer screening program Female clinic attendees who met clinic criteria for cervical cancer screening were asked to complete an oral questionnaire assessing their cervical cancer knowledge attitudes and screening history Ninetynine percent of women had heard of screening 70  felt at risk and 84  had been screened Increased duration of HIV diagnosis was associated with feeling at risk and with a screening history Nearly half 48  of women said they would not get screened if they had to pay for itThis work was supported by a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to the University of California San Francisco to fund Clinical Research Fellow Joelle Rosser While working on this project MJH was supported through a National Institutes of Health career development award KL2 RR02413004

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