Utilization of screening services on cervical cancer and associated factors among female health workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide and the second most common cancer in women in Ethiopia with the disease claiming the lives of more than 340, 000 women globally in 2020. A well organized and arranged screening is one of the key intervention strategies in the reduction of the incidence and mortality from the disease. Healthcare workers, being the front line in health delivery system, are expected to play a critical role in cervical cancer screening. This being the fact on the ground, the gap on the cervical cancer screening service utilization and the factors influencing it among female health workers in Ethiopia is not well elucidated. We aim to explore the magnitude of the screening uptake and associated factors among female healthc

SUBMITTER: Melaku A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12011226 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature