TY - JOUR
T1 - HIV status, knowledge and prevention of cervical cancer amongst adolescent girls and women
T2 - a secondary data analysis
AU - Musuka, Godfrey Nyangadzayi
AU - Mukandavire, Zindoga
AU - Murewanhema, Grant
AU - Cuadros, Diego
AU - Mutenherwa, Farirai
AU - Chingombe, Innocent
AU - Eghtessadi, Rouzeh
AU - Herrera, Helena
AU - Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa
AU - Mapingure, Munyaradzi Paul
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Godfrey Musuka et al.
PY - 2022/3/31
Y1 - 2022/3/31
N2 - Introduction: the objective of this manuscript was to describe the knowledge profiles and determinants of cervical cancer screening among HIV positive and negative adolescent girls and women in Zimbabwe. Methods: we conducted secondary statistical data analysis to explore the determinants of cervical cancer screening among HIV positive and negative adolescent girls and women using Zimbabwe Demographic Health survey for 2015-16. Results: a total of 9054 adolescent girls aged 15-19, and women aged 20-49 were included in the analysis and the majority (63%) of them resided in rural areas. More than two-thirds (65.9%) had attained secondary level of education. The majority (41.3%) of the adolescent girls and women belonged to the Apostolic sect. A number of key determinants have been identified for being ever screened for cervical cancer. The odds of being ever being screened increased by age, OR(CI) 4.38 (3.22-5.94), p<0.001 for women who are 40 years and older when compared to adolescent and young woman who are between 15-24 years. Conclusion: our study reports significant programmatic gaps in the provision of cervical cancer screening and treatment services in the country. The nascent Zimbabwe cervical cancer screening and treatment progamme will benefit from expansion of the number of facilities offering the services and the provision of more efficient health education to adolescent women and girls.
AB - Introduction: the objective of this manuscript was to describe the knowledge profiles and determinants of cervical cancer screening among HIV positive and negative adolescent girls and women in Zimbabwe. Methods: we conducted secondary statistical data analysis to explore the determinants of cervical cancer screening among HIV positive and negative adolescent girls and women using Zimbabwe Demographic Health survey for 2015-16. Results: a total of 9054 adolescent girls aged 15-19, and women aged 20-49 were included in the analysis and the majority (63%) of them resided in rural areas. More than two-thirds (65.9%) had attained secondary level of education. The majority (41.3%) of the adolescent girls and women belonged to the Apostolic sect. A number of key determinants have been identified for being ever screened for cervical cancer. The odds of being ever being screened increased by age, OR(CI) 4.38 (3.22-5.94), p<0.001 for women who are 40 years and older when compared to adolescent and young woman who are between 15-24 years. Conclusion: our study reports significant programmatic gaps in the provision of cervical cancer screening and treatment services in the country. The nascent Zimbabwe cervical cancer screening and treatment progamme will benefit from expansion of the number of facilities offering the services and the provision of more efficient health education to adolescent women and girls.
KW - cervical cancer
KW - factors associated with screening
KW - HIV
KW - knowledge
KW - Zimbabwe
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UR - https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/41/262/full/
U2 - 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.262.32615
DO - 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.262.32615
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85131312364
SN - 1937-8688
VL - 41
JO - Pan African Medical Journal
JF - Pan African Medical Journal
M1 - 262
ER -
