Knowledge Towards Cervical Cancer Screening and Factors Associated Among Urban Female Health Extension Workers at Health Centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020

Abstract

Cervical cancer is preventable and remains a leading cause of avoidable death among women in the world. In developing country, the knowledge of screening for cervical cancer behavior still very low, the converge of cervical cancer screening was from 2.0% to 20.2% in urban areas and from 0.4% to 14.0% in rural areas. Previous findings of research were indicated that the magnitude of screening for cervical cancer in Ethiopia is very low, which is about 0.6%, this indicated the knowledge of women is low because, of the women did not come to screened for cervical cancer. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used. Data were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire. Analysis was conducted using SPSS version 23.