Self-Reported Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake Among Women of Reproductive Age in Zambia: Evidence from the 2021 Zambia Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (ZAMPHIA) Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite Zambia implementing the World Health Organisation's (WHO) tri-pillar cervical cancer prevention goals 90-70-90 Prevent, Screen, and Treat, cervical cancer claims 2000 lives annually and reigns as the most common cancer among women, especially those living with HIV (WLHIV). Our study describes the national uptake of screening and treatment from the ZAMPHIA 2021 survey.

Methods

Utilising a two-stage cluster sampling approach, the study included participants aged 15 years and older across Zambia's ten provinces. Data were collected on demographic traits, reproductive history, sexual behaviour, and cervical cancer prevention using a structured questionnaire, and HIV was diagnosed from biological samples. Women aged 15-49 were eligible for inclusion in the anal

SUBMITTER: Lubeya MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11664511 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature