Determinants of Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake among Women in Ilorin, North Central Nigeria: A Community-Based Study

Table 2

Respondents’ awareness, attitude, and uptake of cervical cancer screening.

Variables	(%)
Aware of screening
Yes	228 (67)
No	110 (33)
Aware of benefits of screening
Yes	226 (66.9)
No	112 (33.1)
Attitude to screening
Positive	327 (97)
Negative	11 (3)
Screening uptake
Yes	27 (8.0)
No	311 (92.0)
Number of times	n = 27
Once	7 (25.9)
Twice	8 (29.6)
Three or more times	7 (25.9)
Cannot remember	5 (18.5)
Reasons for not screening	n = 311
Low risk perception	113 (36.3)
Husband did not agree	7 (2.3)
Fear of being tagged promiscuous	38 (12.2)
High cost of screening	43 (13.5)
Fear of been diagnosed of cancer	18 (5.8)
Did not know where to go for screening	62 (19.9)
Others	31 (10.0)