West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention (WAOCP), APOCP's West Asia Chapter. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 1513-7368 23 6 2022 06 01 Perceived Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake among Women of an Urban Community in South-Eastern Nigeria 1959 1965 90148 10.31557/APJCP.2022.23.6.1959 EN Chinenye Ubah Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Ada C Nwaneri Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Department of Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Nigeria. Agnes N Anarado Department of Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Nigeria. Peace N Iheanacho Department of Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Nigeria. Linda C Odikpo Department of nursing, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Nigeria. 0000-0003-4438-204X Journal Article 2021 12 15 Objective: This survey examined the barriers to cervical cancer screening uptake by adult women in Nnewi, a town located in southeast Nigeria. Methods: In this descriptive survey, data were collected data from 379women aged between 21 and 65 years using the adapted version of the Health Belief Model Scale for Cervical Cancer and Pap smear test questionnaire. Results: The major perceived barriers to the practice of cervical cancer screening were fear of the result (2.32±1.05), lack of knowledge of what pap smear is (2.32±0.90), and lack of information about when and where pap smear could be done (2.25±1.07). The logistic regression model showed that the following perceived barriers predicted uptake of cervical cancer screening (P< 0.05): time constraint (P = 0.001, OR= 3.368, CI=  1.455, 4.11); attitude of healthcare workers (P = 0.008, OR= 6.642; CI= 2.764, 18.196); knowledge of test frequency (P = 0.005, OR= 1.443; CI 0.946, 3.811); fear of result(P = 0.001, OR= 3.660, CI=0.679, 4.061); lack of information on when and where pap smear could be obtained (P = 0.010; OR= 6.732; CI= 2.286, 10.490); distance from test centre (P = 0.003; OR= 1.387; CI=0.126, 2.193); not knowing what it is for (P = 0.024, OR10.895, CI = 2.938, 14.401). https://journal.waocp.org/article_90148_5c699a8466efd476ff305e1b3315d12b.pdf