Niresh Thapa|Muna Maharjan|Marcia A. Petrini|Rajiv Shah|Swati Shah|Narayani Maharjan|Shrestha Navin|Hongwei Cai
Knowledge, attitude, practice and barriers of cervical cancer screening among women living in mid-western rural, Nepal
Wuhan University|Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University|Karnali Academy of Health Sciences|Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University|Wuhan University|Chiang Mai University|Karnali Academy of Health Sciences|Karnali Academy of Health Sciences|Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University|Wuhan University|Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University|Wuhan University|Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University|Wuhan University
find knowledge attitude practice barriers cervical cancer screening midwestern rural nepala hospitalbased crosssectional study conducted women aged 20 interviewed using structured questionnaire regarding sociodemographic information knowledge attitude practice barriers cervical cancer screeningtotal 360 participants recruited study mean age 3013104 years 87 participants inadequate knowledge around 72 favorable attitude towards cervical cancer screening significant portion women 864 never done cervical cancer screening test despite higher literacy rate brahmin chhetri ethnic group less likely attend cervical cancer screening dalit janajati p0001 positive family history cancer likely attend cervical cancer screening p0001 similarly married women adequate knowledge favorable attitude likely practice cervical cancer screening though statistically significant factors symptoms lack awareness embarrassment etc common barriers cervical cancer screeningthe adequate knowledge practice cervical cancer screening meager among rural nepalese women favorable attitude imperative need related awareness programs promote uptake cervical cancer screening tests