Maseko T N, Hui-Chuan H, Kuan-Chia L
Institute of Public Health, International Health Program, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
West Afr J Med. 2020 Sep;37(4):355-361.
To understand factors related to cervical cancer screening behaviors and factors that influence these behaviors among women living in Eswatini.
Data from the World Health Organization STEP's data - A household cross sectional survey in Eswatini in 2014 for 1217 eligible women aged 15 and above. The dependent variable was binary categorized, into two levels: With or without cervical cancer screening experience and independent variables were factors related to cervical cancer screening. The binary logistic regression models were used to analyze the factors related to cervical cancer screening.
Women with cervical cancer screening experience were 15.2%. The multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that women's age, education, employment status, history of cardiovascular disease and community environment were significantly correlated with the cervical cancer screening behavior.
Screening for cervical cancer is still low among women living in Eswatini. Our findings provide a greater understanding of African women's factors related to cervical cancer screening among African countries which are age, education, employment status and environmental issues. This can particularly be attributed to the limited availability and accessibility of cervical cancer screening services among socio-economically disadvantaged populations.
了解斯威士兰女性宫颈癌筛查行为的相关因素以及影响这些行为的因素。
数据来自世界卫生组织的STEP数据——2014年在斯威士兰对1217名年龄在15岁及以上的符合条件女性进行的家庭横断面调查。因变量进行二元分类，分为两个水平：有或没有宫颈癌筛查经历，自变量为与宫颈癌筛查相关的因素。使用二元逻辑回归模型分析与宫颈癌筛查相关的因素。
有宫颈癌筛查经历的女性占15.2%。多元逻辑回归分析显示，女性的年龄、教育程度、就业状况、心血管疾病史和社区环境与宫颈癌筛查行为显著相关。
生活在斯威士兰的女性中宫颈癌筛查率仍然很低。我们的研究结果让人们更好地了解了非洲国家中与非洲女性宫颈癌筛查相关的因素，即年龄、教育程度、就业状况和环境问题。这尤其可归因于社会经济弱势群体中宫颈癌筛查服务的可获得性和可及性有限。
