| Autor: |
Sulemana Ansumah Saaka, Mohammed-Gazali Hambali |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
BMC Women's Health, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1472-6874 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12905-024-03367-7 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in Ghana and other Sub-Sahara African (SSA) countries. Despite the importance of early diagnosis for timely treatment and death prevention, cervical cancer screening among women in developing countries remain very low. Nonetheless, there is a paucity of research examining the factors associated with screening uptake among women of reproductive age in Ghana. Thus, this study fills the scholarly void and contributes to the existing literature by examining the determinants of cervical cancer screening in Ghana. Methods Utilizing data from the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) (N = 15,014 women), and by employing logistic regression models for a cross-sectional analysis, this study evaluated the factors associated with cervical cancer screening in Ghana. Results Women with tertiary educational attainment (OR = 4.140; 95%CI: 2.960 5.789; p |
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