Cervical cancer awareness, perception, and attitude among tertiary health institution students in northeastern Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The devastating scourge of cervical cancer in Africa is largely due to the absence of preventive interventions, driven by low awareness and poor perception of the disease in the continent. This work is a preliminary effort toward understanding key social drivers promoting this disease in our immediate environment with a view to mitigating it.

Method

Female students of two tertiary health institutions in Azare, northeastern Nigeria, were approached to participate in this cross-sectional descriptive study. A structured self-administered questionnaire was administered to consenting participants and covered questions on their socio-demographics, awareness, perception, and attitude about/toward cervical cancer and its prevention. The responses were scrutinized for cohe

SUBMITTER: Muhammad ZB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11196799 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature