Awareness and Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening, Vaccination and Associated Factors among Female Undergraduates in Nigeria

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The study reveals that only 9.3% of participants engaged in cervical cancer screening, indicating a significant gap.
Awareness of cervical cancer was high at 73.5%, yet the uptake of vaccination was notably low at just 6.1%.
Participants identified lack of awareness as a key barrier to screening and vaccination uptake among undergraduates.
The findings stress the urgent necessity for improved national strategies for cervical cancer screening and vaccination.

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Descriptive study finds low screening and vaccination rates in female undergraduates, highlighting urgent awareness needs.

Olatubi et al. (2024) studied this question.

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