IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EVALUATION AND PHYSICAL REPORT (IJMEPR )

E-ISSN 2579-0498
P-ISSN 2695-2181
VOL. 9 NO. 1 2025
DOI: 10.56201/ijmepr.v9.no1.2025.pg60.65

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Towards Cervical Cancer Screening Amongst Members of Catholic Women Organization Awka Diocese, Anambra State

Akabuike JC, Ogelle O, Umeononiru O, Akabuike CC, Eyisi IG, Obi HC

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Abstract

Background: Cancer of the cervix has persistently stood out as the second most common cancer affecting women in recent times. Human Papilomavirus is the causative agent of this disease and despite the introduction of HPV vaccine in 2006, death rates due to cervical cancer hit 342,000 in 2020 and the awareness on the existence of vaccine is significantly low.

keywords:

Cervical cancer, Humanpapiloma virus, vaccine

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