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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Cervical cancer awareness and screening in Botswana
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, Volume 22, No. 4, Year 2012
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Description
Objective: Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of death in many developing countries because limited screening by Papanicolaou (Pap) smear. We sought to better understand women's beliefs about cervical cancer and screening in Botswana, a middle-income African country with high rates of cervical cancer. Methods: We interviewed 289 women attending general medicine or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) clinics, where Pap testing was available, in Gaborone, Botswana, in January 2009. Results: About three fourths (72%) of the respondents reported having ever had a Pap smear; HIV-positive women were more likely to have had a Pap smear than HIV-negative women (80% vs 64%; odds ratio, 1.97;95% confidence interval, 1.10-3.55). Screening was also more common among women who were older, had higher incomes, or had heard of cervical cancer. Almost all participants reported a desire to have a Pap smear. Reasons included to determine cervical health (56%), to improve overall health (33%), and to obtain early treatment (34%). About half (54%) of the respondents said they did not know what causes cervical cancer, and almost none attributed the disease to human papillomavirus infection. Conclusions: Study findings can inform interventions that seek to increase cervical cancer awareness and uptake of screening as it becomes more widely available. Copyright © 2012 by IGCS and ESGO.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mingo, Alicea M.
United States, Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Panozzo, Catherine A.
Unknown Affiliation
DiAngi, Yumi Taylor
United States, Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
United States, Bethesda
Us Navy
Smith, Jennifer Susan
Unknown Affiliation
Steenhoff, Andrew P.
United States, Bethesda
Us Navy
Ramogola-Masire, D.
United States, Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
United States, Bethesda
Us Navy
United States, Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
United States, Philadelphia
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Brewer, Noel T.
United States, Philadelphia
Botswana-upenn Partnership
Botswana, Gaborone
University of Botswana
Statistics
Citations: 73
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/IGC.0b013e318249470a
ISSN:
1048891X
e-ISSN:
15251438
Research Areas
Cancer
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Case-Control Study
Study Locations
Botswana
Participants Gender
Female