Usman Ibe Michael, Chama Naguledaticha, Aigbogun Eric O, Kabanyoro Annet, Kasozi Keneth Iceland, Usman Comfort Ojochenemi, Fernandez Diaz Mario Edgar, Ndyamuhakyi Elisa, Archibong Victor Bassey, Onongha Comfort, Ochieng Juma John, Kanee Rogers Bariture, Ssebuufu Robinson
Department of Human Anatomy, Kampala International University Western Campus, Bushenyi, Uganda.
Department of Surgery, Kampala International University Teaching Hospital, Ishaka, Uganda.
Int J Womens Health. 2023 Apr 14;15:611-620. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S404845. eCollection 2023.
Cervical cancer (CC) is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women living in third-world countries. CC is preventable, with the possibility of complete treatment if detected early. The objective of the study was to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice on CC screening (CCS) among female university students (FUS) in Ishaka, western Uganda.
The study was a descriptive cross-sectional study among FUS (n = 407) in western Uganda conducted after the first nationwide lockdown in Uganda. Information was collected using a questionnaire and descriptively presented as frequency and percentages.
The majority of our respondents were medical students 283 (69.5%), below 25 years 339 (83.3%), with Anglican Christian religious background 150 (36.9%). Respondents above the age of 25 years (p = 0.0052) and those in the medical profession (p < 0.001) had more knowledge. More medical students had a better attitude (p = 0.0043) and favorable practices (0.0134) compared to their non-medical counterparts. There is a weak correlation between attitude (r = 0.206, p < 0.001) and practice (r = 0.181, p = 0.0003) with knowledge on CCS.
Observation from the present study suggests the need for more efforts in the fight against cervical cancer and encouragement of positive attitude and practice towards cervical cancer screening and uptake of vaccination.
宫颈癌（CC）是生活在第三世界国家女性中癌症相关死亡的主要原因。宫颈癌是可预防的，如果早期发现则有可能得到彻底治疗。本研究的目的是评估乌干达西部伊沙卡的女大学生（FUS）对宫颈癌筛查（CCS）的知识、态度和实践水平。
该研究是在乌干达首次全国封锁后对乌干达西部的女大学生（n = 407）进行的描述性横断面研究。使用问卷收集信息，并以频率和百分比的形式进行描述性呈现。
我们的大多数受访者是医学生，有283人（69.5%），年龄在25岁以下的有339人（83.3%），具有英国国教基督教宗教背景的有150人（36.9%）。25岁以上的受访者（p = 0.0052）和医学专业的受访者（p < 0.001）有更多的知识。与非医学专业的学生相比，更多的医学生有更好的态度（p = 0.0043）和良好的实践（0.0134）。在CCS知识方面，态度（r = 0.206，p < 0.001）与实践（r = 0.181，p = 0.0003）之间存在弱相关性。
本研究的观察结果表明，在抗击宫颈癌方面需要做出更多努力，并鼓励对宫颈癌筛查和接种疫苗采取积极的态度和实践。
