Choice of cervical cancer screening methods

Women’s religion, culture and where they live may influence their choice of cervical cancer screening methods
ACCME researchers in Nigeria have shown that women’s religion, culture and where they live determines what they know about cervical cancer and their willingness to be screened for cervical cancer. These factors also affect the attitude of Nigerian women to use of different methods of collecting samples for testing. The results from two research projects show that it is important to take cultural and religious beliefs and practices into consideration when planning ways to prevent cervical cancer among women in Nigeria. This finding may also be true of women in other parts of the world and failure to take account of this may contribute to low levels of participation in cervical cancer screening programs.

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