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Perceived Barriers to Service Utilization of Cervical Cancer Screening
Article Number: SIS708243AI040823
4th August, 2023
Author(s):
Emma Plange, Jacob K Abebrese, Said Al-Hussien, Chukwuma Chinaza Adaobi, Patrick Fynn Bondzi
Abstract:
The study's main goal is to identify the Perceived Barriers
to Service Utilization of Cervical Cancer Screening. To attain its goals and
objectives, the study used a quantitative design approach, and therefore, 437
women in Ghana's Ada East District were surveyed using a structured
questionnaire. Participants' replies were coded for analysis. The study was
able to ascertain the intention of the surveyed women in the Ada East District
of Ghana to have a cervical cancer screening. The results of the analysis showed that the majority of the respondents
(52.8%) believed that screening is not important because there is no cure for
cancer. Another 47.2% disagreed with the aim that cervical cancer screening
prevents the condition. The majority of respondents (neutral = 31.6%; disagree
= 47.4%) had no idea whether undergoing a cervical test would make them
anxious, as opposed to 21.0% who said this. In 41.2% of the women who responded
to the study, screening is done to determine whether or not a person will have
cancer. However, the study recommends that District Health Directorate conduct
regular outreach programs to educate women on cervical cancer, promote
screening, and address the perceived barriers to service utilization identified
in the research.