Murithi Gatumo|Susan Gacheri|Ayman Fouad Sayed|Andrew Scheibe
Women’s knowledge and attitudes related to cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening in Isiolo and Tharaka Nithi counties, Kenya: a cross-sectional study
cervical cancer common cancer among women kenya however 3 women routinely screened study aimed assess womens knowledge attitudes towards cervical cancer cervical cancer screening kenyas isiolo tharaka nithi countiesa crosssectional survey conducted january march 2017 using multistage cluster sampling methodology 451 women 18 years age older participated study interviewers administered 35item questionnaire collecting demographic information knowledge risk factors attitudes towards cervical cancer cervical cancer screening bivariate multivariate analyses cervical cancer knowledge demographic characteristics conductedthe response rate study 98 451460 twothirds study participants originated tharaka nithi county n 318 respondents reported median age 32 705 married 350 primary education eighty percent participants aware cervical cancer 256 previously undergone cervical screening examination 444 aboveaverage knowledge risk factors cervical cancer knowledge cervical cancer risk factors significantly associated employment status adjusted odds ratio 16 95 ci 1026 county origin adjusted odds ratio 28 95 ci 1650 almost 892 heard cervical cancer categorised scary marginal significant difference overall attitude assessment score towards cervical cancer participants isiolo tharaka nithi counties mean sd score 213 034 220 030 respectively score comparatively higher among participants residing tharaka nithi 95 ci 00020146 p 0043interventions increase cervical cancer knowledge needed isiolo tharaka nithi counties kenya additional research needed understand assess effectiveness different strategies improve attitudes regarding cervical cancer order increase uptake screening services particularly among lesseducated women hardtoreach areas