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Table 3 Acceptance of CC screening service among study participants, Gondar, Ethiopia, 2017

From: Comprehensive knowledge and uptake of cervical cancer screening is low among women living with HIV/AIDS in Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency (%)

Have you ever had CC screening in your life time?

 No

231 (76.5%)

 Yes

71 (23.5%)

If yes, when was the last time you screened for cervical cancer? (N = 71)

 Before HIV/AIDS diagnosis

19 (26.8%)

 Within 1 year of HIV/AIDS diagnosis

23 (32.4%)

 After 1 year of HIV/AIDS diagnosis

29 (40.8%)

If no, what are the reasons for not being screened? (N = 231)

 Absence of symptoms

205 (88.7%)

 High cost of the test

64 (27.7%)

 Not prescribed by the doctor

76 (32.9%)

 Embarrassment

159 (68.8%)

 Time consuming

44 (19%)

 Fear of test result

164 (71%)

 Screening center too far

87 (37.7%)

 No reason

46 (19.9%)

 Othersa

19 98.2%)

Are you willing to be screened in the near future? (N = 302)

 No

88 (29%)

 Yes

214 (71%)

  1. aOthers include Religious denial, partner acceptance, no symptom