International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review

Vol. 9(4), pp. 206-212, May 2021

ISSN: 2360-7866

DOI: 10.14662/IJARER2021.160

 

Full Length Research

 

 

Determinant Factors Influencing the Uptake of Cervical Screening and Vaccination among Female Workers at Two Selected Government Hospitals in Abuja, Nigeria

 

Awe Adekemi Afolasade, Sowunmi Christiana Olanrewaju and Aina Folasade Omowumi

 

Maternal and Child Health Department, School of Nursing, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria

E-mail: ayedunadekemi68@gmail.com

 

Accepted 20 May 2021

Abstract

Abstract: Cervical cancer is an important public health problem, and a priority concern to WHO program on Cancer Control; though there are various levels of resources to detect cervical cancer, women are still reluctant to go for screening and take the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine. This study therefore investigated the factors influencing uptake of cervical screening and vaccination among female workers at two selected government hospitals in Abuja. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional study involving 160 workers at the selected government hospitals. Multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted to select study participants. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used to test variables of interest at p<0.05. Finding showed that majority of the respondents were married, Christian and with a degree qualification (88.1%, 66.3% and 40.6% respectively). Most (78.1%) of the respondents had good perception about cervical cancer screening services and vaccination, attitude towards uptake of cervical cancer screening services and vaccination was bad/negative (56.7%), while the knowledge of cervical cancer screening services and vaccination was high (79.4%). From the results, it could be deduced that; low cost of cervical cancer screening and vaccines, availability of service, economic wherewithal, level of education, culture and nature of the test can influence uptake of cervical cancer screening services and vaccination. This study has shown that more holistic health education is needed to change the poor attitude of women on cervical cancer screening and vaccination. There is also therefore the need for government to invest more in infrastructural facility in the healthcare system. This will enable each facility to have screening facility and vaccines available for administration whenever any patient presents themselves for screening and vaccination

 

Keywords: Cervical Cancer, Screening, Factors, Vaccination, Women, Factors

Paper type: research