Hyacinth I. Hyacinth|Oluwatoyosi A. Adekeye|Joy Ngozi Ibeh|Tolu Osoba
Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Awareness and Utilization of Pap Smear Test among Federal Civil Servants in North Central Nigeria
Morehouse School of Medicine|University of Liverpool|Morehouse School of Medicine|University College Hospital, Ibadan|University of Liverpool
cervical cancer leading cause cancer death women developing countries key factor linked relatively high levels cervical cancer populations lack awareness access preventive methods study aimed determine level awareness cervical cancer papanicolaou test pap smear test factors associated utilization pap test among female civil servants jos data obtained female workers n 388 aged 1865 years nigerian federal establishment participants randomly approached instructed complete validated questionnaires data analyzed using chisquare ttests logistic regression analysis determine association variables identify predictors awareness utilization pap test cervical cancer pap smear test awareness 509 386 respectively media major source information pap smear test utilization rate 102 routine antenatal care anc major reason getting screened personal barriers screening include lack awareness belief cervical cancer preventable opportunistic screening mass media campaigns anc education suggested ways improving awareness utilization cervical cancer screening services