Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward Cervical Cancer and Cervical Cancer Screening and Its Associated Factors among Women in the City of Bamenda, Cameroon

BACKGROUND Invasive Cervical Cancer ICC has been identified as the second most common cause of morbidity and mortality compared to other cancers among women in Cameroon. Cervical cancer can be treated e ectively if diagnosed early. Effective methods for early detection of precancerous lesions using cytology, histopathology, VIA and VILI exist and have shown to be successful in high income countries. However, competing health care priorities, lack of information have made high coverage on cervical cancer screening in most low and middle income countries such as Cameroon difficult to achieve.AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice towards cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening as well as its associated factors among women in Hospitals based in the City of Bamenda MATERIALS AND METHODS A hospital based cross sectional study design was used and participants were selected using Random clustered sampling technique whereby each hospital was considered as a cluster. Sample size was calculated using Cochran formula of 1963. A Self administered questionnaire was used to assess knowledge, attitude and practice on cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening. Data collection took place for a period of 2 months from January, 2020 to February, 2020.RESULTS Four hospitals were randomly chosen by ballot out of seven hospitals currently carrying out cervical cancer screening in the North West region. A total of 370 participants were recruited. Fongang Che Landis | Enow-Orock George | Njajou Omer | Ngowe Ngowe Marcelin "Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward Cervical Cancer and Cervical Cancer Screening and Its Associated Factors among Women in the City of Bamenda, Cameroon" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-4 , June 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.compapers/ijtsrd43667.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.commedicine/other/43667/knowledge-attitude-and-practice-toward-cervical-cancer-and-cervical-cancer-screening-and-its-associated-factors-among-women-in-the-city-of-bamenda-cameroon/fongang-che-landis