Willingness to HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening and its predictors among women attending outpatient clinics in Meru District, Arusha Region, Northern Tanzania
Oneko, Olola ; Mahande, Michael J. ; Amour, Caroline ; Pollie, Meridith ; Smith, Cheyenne ; Mboya, Innocent B. LU
and Finkel, Madelon
(2022)
In African Health Sciences
22(2).
p.97-106
- Abstract
Background: The ability for women to self-collect human papillomavirus (HPV) samples can potentially reduce the risk of cervical cancer and increase screening coverage. Objectives: To assess the willingness to HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening and its predictors among women attending outpatient clinics in Arusha region, northern Tanzania. Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 706 women aged 18-55 years in Meru District Hospital and Usa River Health Centre from March to April 2019. Face-to-face intervies were conducted using a questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using Stata version 14.0. The log-binomial regression was used to determine factors associated with willingness to... (More)
Background: The ability for women to self-collect human papillomavirus (HPV) samples can potentially reduce the risk of cervical cancer and increase screening coverage. Objectives: To assess the willingness to HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening and its predictors among women attending outpatient clinics in Arusha region, northern Tanzania. Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 706 women aged 18-55 years in Meru District Hospital and Usa River Health Centre from March to April 2019. Face-to-face intervies were conducted using a questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using Stata version 14.0. The log-binomial regression was used to determine factors associated with willingness to self-collection of HPV samples. Results: Majority (70%) of the women were willing to self-collection of HPV samples for cervical cancer screening and was associated with attending Meru District hospital (PR=2.02, 95%CI 1.77-2.31); good knowledge about cervical cancer warning signs (PR=1.11, 95%CI 1.01-1.22), prevention (PR=1.13, 95%CI 1.04-1.20), and symptoms (PR=1.61, 95%CI 1.33-1.93); and having formal employment (PR=1.22, 95%CI 1.07-1.37). Conclusion: The majority of women were willing to self-collect HPV samples for cervical cancer screening. Self-collection is, therefore, an acceptable and viable means of screening for cervical cancer, which has great implications for Tanzania from a health policy perspective.
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- author
- Oneko, Olola
; Mahande, Michael J.
; Amour, Caroline
; Pollie, Meridith
; Smith, Cheyenne
; Mboya, Innocent B.
LU
and Finkel, Madelon
- publishing date
- 2022
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- keywords
- Cervical cancer, HPV self-collection, HPV testing, Tanzania
- in
- African Health Sciences
- volume
- 22
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 97 - 106
- publisher
- Makerere University, Medical School
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85135314531
- pmid:36407363
- ISSN
- 1680-6905
- DOI
- 10.4314/ahs.v22i2.12
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Oneko O et al. Licensee African Health Sciences.
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- 3c42d93c-dd2a-45b3-b30e-4d3fd10088ae
- date added to LUP
- 2022-09-29 09:58:18
- date last changed
- 2024-04-04 12:20:54
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title = {{Willingness to HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening and its predictors among women attending outpatient clinics in Meru District, Arusha Region, Northern Tanzania}},
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