Table 6.
Perceived barriers of female school teachers toward cervical cancer and screening, in Bahir Dar City, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2024 (N = 520).
| Statements about perceived barriers to cervical cancer screening | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cervical cancer is not curable whether screened or not | 101 (19.4%) | 143 (27.5%) | 204 (39.2%) | 64 (12.3%) | 8 (1.5%) |
| it is shameful and embarrassing to undergo cervical cancer screening and show your private part | 69 (13.3%) | 48 (9.2%) | 144 (27.7%) | 167 (32.1%) | 92 (17.7%) |
| I assume The procedure for cervical cancer screening is painful | 128 (24.6%) | 123 (23.7%) | 230 (44.2%) | 31 (6.0%) | 8 (1.5%) |
| Most people including myself don't know where to get the screening service | 230 (44.2%) | 157 (30.2%) | 93 (17.9%) | 22 (4.2%) | 18 (3.5%) |
| Cervical cancer screening takes too much time | 126 (24.2%) | 147 (28.3%) | 231 (44.4%) | 12 (2.3%) | 4 (0.8%) |
| It costs too much to be screened for Cervical cancer | 110 (21.2%) | 161 (31.0%) | 230 (44.2%) | 13 (2.5%) | 6 (1.2%) |
| health facilities are not close enough to home to go for screening | 278 (53.5%) | 159 (30.6%) | 66 (12.7%) | 11 (2.1%) | 6 (1.2%) |
| I prefer female health care providers to | 27 (5.2%) | 24 (4.6%) | 114 (21.9%) | 218 (41.9%) | 137 (26.3%) |
| I probably would be stigmatized by my spouse if i test positive for cervical cancer | 102 (19.6%) | 81 (15.6%) | 185 (35.6%) | 109 (21.0%) | 43 (8.3%) |
| Overall perceived barriers to cervical cancer screening | Frequency | Percentage (%) | |||
| High | 214 | 41.2 | |||
| Low | 306 | 58.8 | |||