OA Ayinde|Akinyinka Omigbodun|A. O. Ilesanmi
Awareness of Cervical Cancer, Papanicolaou's Smear and Its Utilisation among Female Undergraduates in Ibadan
University College Hospital, Ibadan
survey conducted among 421 undergraduates university ibadan using selfadministered questionnaires probing risk factors neoplastic cervical lesions awareness cervical cancer papanicolaous smear utilisation percentage sexually active respondents 815 sexual exposure age 20 years occurred 517 mean age sexual debut 188 years modal age 18 years fifty seven per cent multiple sexual partners 381 used condoms seventy one per cent aware cervical cancer 335 aware papanicolaous smear awareness found among medical students married ones hand 83 ever done papanicolaous smear need increase awareness incorporate cervical screening preexisting university health services also logistic barriers cervical screening need removed