DETERMINANTS OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING PRACTICES AMONG HIV INFECTED AND UNINFECTED WOMEN ATTENDING BINGHAM UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL IN JOS, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA: COMPARATIVE STUDY.

Ibrahim Bakshak  Kefas; Isaac  Isiko; Lenz Nwachinemere Okoro; Haroun  Isa; Naya Gadzama  Bulus; Jackson Micheal  Asingwire; Fortune Sunday  Richman; Ibrahim Jane  Kefas; Joy Malle  Dogo

doi:10.51168/sjhrafrica.v5i9.1355

DETERMINANTS OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING PRACTICES AMONG HIV INFECTED AND UNINFECTED WOMEN ATTENDING BINGHAM UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL IN JOS, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA: COMPARATIVE STUDY.

Authors

Ibrahim Bakshak Kefas Department of Community Medicine, Bingham University Hospital, Karu, Nassarawa State, Nigeria
Isaac Isiko Department of Community Medicine, Axel Pries Institute of Public Health and Biomedical Sciences, Nims University, Jaipur, Rajasthan State, India
Lenz Nwachinemere Okoro Department of Community Medicine, David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital, Uburu, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Haroun Isa Department of Community Medicine, Bingham University Hospital, Karu, Nassarawa State, Nigeria
Naya Gadzama Bulus Department of Community Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria
Jackson Micheal Asingwire Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat, 360003, India
Fortune Sunday Richman Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Uyo, Nigeria
Ibrahim Jane Kefas Department of Community Medicine, New Life Fountain Hospital, Jos North, Plateau State, Nigeria
Joy Malle Dogo Department of Community Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital,Jos, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51168/sjhrafrica.v5i9.1355

Keywords:

Cervical cancer, screening practices, HIV, Women’s health, HIV infection in women, Nigeria

Abstract

Purpose

This study focused on identifying the determinants of cervical cancer screening practices among HIV-infected and uninfected women attending Bingham University Teaching Hospital in Jos, Plateau State of Nigeria.

Methods

This was a comparative cross-sectional study that included women aged 15 to 49 years who had given birth at least once in their lifetime, both HIV-infected and uninfected, who attended Bingham University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria. Structured questionnaires were used to collect the data, and the collected data were cleaned and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software.

Results

There were significantly more HIV-infected women aged 35-44 years (AOR 5.71, CI 1.27-25.62, p = 0.023), the determinants from the study were employment status- employed uninfected women (AOR 5.11, CI 1.60-16.29, p = 0.006) and ethnicity- non-Plateau ethnicity uninfected women (AOR 7.44, CI 1.67-33.05, p = 0.007) with cervical cancer screening practices. None of the other determinants were significantly related to cervical cancer screening practices.

Conclusion

There was a low level of screening in both groups which means there is a need to increase cervical cancer awareness among both HIV-infected and uninfected populations.

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Published

2024-10-21

How to Cite

Kefas, I. B. ., Isiko, I. ., Okoro, L. N., Isa, H. ., Bulus, N. G. ., Asingwire, J. M. ., Richman, F. S. ., Kefas, I. J. ., & Dogo, J. M. . (2024). DETERMINANTS OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING PRACTICES AMONG HIV INFECTED AND UNINFECTED WOMEN ATTENDING BINGHAM UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL IN JOS, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA: COMPARATIVE STUDY. Student’s Journal of Health Research Africa, 5(9), 9. https://doi.org/10.51168/sjhrafrica.v5i9.1355