Rural-urban variations in cervical cancer screening uptake among women in Ghana: Evidence from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer that affects women worldwide. Cervical cancer is preventable through early detection and treatment of precancerous lesions, yet there is poor uptake among women. In Ghana, there is a paucity of literature on rural-urban variations in cervical cancer screening uptake among women. We, therefore, assessed the rural-urban variations in cervical cancer screening uptake among women in Ghana.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study that utilized data from the women's file of the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. The study was limited to 14,973 women who had complete data on the variables of interest. At 95% confidence interval and 5% significance level, a logistic regression model was conducted to ascertain the ass

SUBMITTER: Appiah RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12105228 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature