Table 4.
Reasons given for not attending cervical cancer screening among HIV‐positive women in Addis Ababa health centers, February 2016
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Individual factors | ||
| I am healthy | 212 | 36.5 |
| Never think of | 139 | 23.9 |
| I don't know where screening is done | 117 | 20.1 |
| Lack of awareness about screening | 56 | 9.6 |
| Embarrassing | 32 | 5.5 |
| Fear of positive results | 31 | 5.3 |
| Painful | 7 | 1.2 |
| I don't know about cervical cancer | 6 | 1 |
| Social factors | ||
| Partner attitude | 8 | 1.4 |
| Religion factors | 5 | 0.9 |
| Health care‐related factors | ||
| No appropriate care at HCF | 36 | 6.2 |
| No health facility in the catchment area | 25 | 4.3 |
| HCP do not have good knowledge | 8 | 1.4 |
| HCP attitude | 4 | 0.7 |
| Financial‐related factors | ||
| It is expensive | 33 | 5.7 |
| Others | 5 | 0.9 |