HIV status, knowledge and prevention of cervical cancer amongst adolescent girls and women : a secondary data analysis

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dc.contributor.author Musuka, Godfrey
dc.contributor.author Mukandavire, Zindoga
dc.contributor.author Murewanhema, Grant
dc.contributor.author Cuadros, Diego
dc.contributor.author Mutenherwa, Farirai
dc.contributor.author Chingombe, Innocent
dc.contributor.author Eghtessadi, Rouzeh
dc.contributor.author Herrera, Helena
dc.contributor.author Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa
dc.contributor.author Mapingure, Munyaradzi Paul
dc.date.accessioned 2023-10-03T12:42:29Z
dc.date.available 2023-10-03T12:42:29Z
dc.date.issued 2022-03-31
dc.description TABLES AND FIGURES: TABLE 1: baseline characteristics of female ZDHS 2015 used in the analysis. TABLE 2: profiles of women whoever or never heard about cervical cancer. TABLE 3: profiles of women who were ever or never screened for cervical cancer. FIGURE 1: A) HIV in females; B) prevalence of knowledge about cervical cancer; and C) prevalence of cervical cancer testing en_US
dc.description.abstract 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. en_US
dc.description.department School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH) en_US
dc.description.librarian am2023 en_US
dc.description.uri http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com en_US
dc.identifier.citation Godfrey Musuka et al. HIV status, knowledge and prevention of cervical cancer amongst adolescent girls and women: a secondary data analysis. Pan African Medical Journal. 2022;41(262). 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.262.32615. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1937-8688 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.262.32615
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/92676
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher African Field Epidemiology Network en_US
dc.rights © Godfrey Musuka et al. Pan African Medical Journal (ISSN: 1937-8688). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 License. en_US
dc.subject Cervical cancer en_US
dc.subject Knowledge en_US
dc.subject Factors associated with screening en_US
dc.subject Zimbabwe en_US
dc.subject Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) en_US
dc.subject SDG-03: Good health and well-being en_US
dc.title HIV status, knowledge and prevention of cervical cancer amongst adolescent girls and women : a secondary data analysis en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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