TY - JOUR ID - 57702 TI - Factors Affecting Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening Among African Women in Klang Valley, Malaysia JO - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention JA - APJCP LA - en SN - 1513-7368 AU - Nwabichie, Cecilia Chinemerem AU - Manaf, Rosliza Abdul AU - Ismail, Suriani Binti AD - Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. Y1 - 2018 PY - 2018 VL - 19 IS - 3 SP - 825 EP - 831 KW - Cervical cancer KW - Screening KW - Pap test KW - African women KW - Malaysia DO - 10.22034/APJCP.2018.19.3.825 N2 - Introduction: Cervical cancer is a health concern among women worldwide, presently ranking as the second to fourthcommon cancer type among women in different parts of the world. Human papillomaviruses (HPV) 16 and 18 are themain causative agents of cervical cancer. However, prevention is possible with early and regular cervical cancer screening.Objective: This study aimed to identify the cervical cancer screening practices and factors affecting the screeningstatus of African immigrant women attending selected church services in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Methodology:A cross-sectional study among 320 randomly selected respondents between ages 18-69 was conducted in three differentchurches with high numbers of African participants. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed among therespondents. To ensure a good understanding, the questionnaire was written and self-explained in English language,because English is the general spoken language among the study population. Three levels of analysis were conductedusing SPSS 21, involving descriptive analysis, chi square and multiple logistic regression. Results: The response ratewas 98.2%, the majority (68.1%) of the respondents being aged 31-50 years and married. The prevalence of screeningamong the respondents over the past 3 years was 27.2%. Using a p-value of 0.05 as the significance level, the finalmodel showed that marital status (p=0.004), knowledge (p=0.035), perceived barriers (p=0.003), and having a regularhealth care provider (p<0.001) were the only significant predicting factors of uptake of cervical screening among Africanimmigrant women in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Conclusion: The findings revealed that the uptake of cervical cancerscreening among the African women was very low. Marital status, knowledge, perceived barriers and having a regularhealth care provider were the predictive factors. Specific awareness programs to increase uptake should be designed andimplemented by the relevant authorities. UR - https://journal.waocp.org/article_57702.html L1 - https://journal.waocp.org/article_57702_6abee3b8c2f8598fe96b8329c1b5b7ff.pdf ER -