Cervical Cancer Screening Service Uptake and Associated Factors among Age Eligible Women in Mekelle Zone Northern Ethiopia 2015: A Community Based Study Using Health Belief Model

摘要

IntroductionCervical cancer is the third most common cancer among women worldwide, with about 500,000 new patients diagnosed and over 250,000 deaths every year. Cervical cancer screening offers protective benefits and is associated with a reduction in the incidence of invasive cervical cancer and cervical cancer mortality. But there is very low participation rate in screening for cervical cancer among low and middle-income countries.