Association of perceived barriers factor and participation of women in early detection of cervical cancer

Abstract

Abstract Background: In Indonesia, cervical cancer ranked second most of all cancers in women after breast cancer which was as much as 13% with a mortality rate of 10.3%. One of WHO recommendations, effort to overcome this problem is early detection of cervical cancer in women. But in fact, as many as 95% of women in Indonesia did not detect cervical cancer early. The aim of this study was to determine the association of perceived barriers to the women's participation in early detection of cervical cancer in the region of several public health centers in Bandung, Indonesia. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 190 women who have married using a questionnaire. Data analysis using chi-square test. Results: The findings showed that perceived barriers factor was related to the women's participation in early detection of cervical cancer (p <0.05) based on age, education, parity, and income.  Conclusions: The development of health promotion by taking into account the perceived barriers factor need to be improved.