DETERMINANTS OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING UPTAKE AMONG POST-NATAL WOMEN IN OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, SHAGAMU, OGUN STATE NIGERIA.

ABSTRACT This is an insight into the determinants of cervical cancer screening uptake among post natal women in Olabisi Onabanjo University teaching hospital, Ogun State, Nigeria, prevention and screening. Quantitative Data was collected using questionnaires administered to 132 women (aged 25 to 69 years) who were selected by convenience sampling technique to select the size of women presented in the post natal clinic of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital,Ogun state,Nigeria. The study showed that the determinants of cervical cancer screening uptake among post natal women in Olabisi Onabanjo University teaching hospital, Ogun was very low. The research indicates that majority of the post-natal women while close to fifty percent of the respondent disagreed that the uptake of cervical screening is a taboo in their religion. Majority of the respondents also disagrees that fear of the result prevents them from going for screening. Also 35.6% of the respondents strongly agreed that they have learnt about cervical screening in school, also, more than 46% of the women agreed that they know about the benefits of cervical cancer screening in school. Majority of the respondents 37.1% disagreed that time for cervical screening is not suitable for them. 39.4% of the respondents disagreed that the procedure for screening is hazardous. 56.8% of the respondents disagreed that they don’t really know where they can obtain cervical screening. 52.3%of the respondents disagreed that health care providers may not be friendly. 52.3% of the respondents agreed that result of cervical cancer screening might take too long. Keywords; cancer, cervical, screening, insights, determinants, procedure.