Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward cervical cancer and its screening among women from Al-Baha Area, Saudi Arabia

Tajelsir Mohamed Ali Osman; Eman Ahmed Keshk; Omayma Mohamed Osman Ibrahim Mohamed; Haneen Ahmad S. Alomari; Futun Attiah M. Alshanini; Dalia Ghurmallah Saeed I. Alghamdi; Asma Ahmed A. Alzahrani; Rahaf Ali A. Alghamdi

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Online Published: 10 Feb 2025

IJMDC. 2025; 9(2): 381-387

doi: 10.24911/IJMDC.51-1736338766

Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward cervical cancer and its screening among women from Al-Baha Area, Saudi Arabia

Tajelsir Mohamed Ali Osman, Eman Ahmed Keshk, Omayma Mohamed Osman Ibrahim Mohamed, Haneen Ahmad S. Alomari, Futun Attiah M. Alshanini, Dalia Ghurmallah Saeed I. Alghamdi, Asma Ahmed A. Alzahrani, Rahaf Ali A. Alghamdi.

Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate Al Baha women’s knowledge regarding relative risk factors for cervical cancer and to analyze whether or not they knew about its screening importance.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out over 2 months using an online questionnaire, with a total of 384 participants surveyed. Women aged 18 years and above living in Al Baha, including both Saudi nationals and non-Saudi residents, were included in this study.
Results: A total of 384 women participated in the study. Of these, 81.2% of the participants had a moderate to high overall knowledge of cervical cancer despite showing gaps regarding specific risk factors such as smoking and human papillomavirus transmission. Participants reported favorable attitudes toward screening (92.4%) but barriers to participating, including fear and embarrassment and lack of provider recommendations hindered participation, with 23.2% unsure about being screened. Behavioral practices, such as low smoking and contraceptive use rates also indicated a generally lower risk profile.
Conclusion: Results from the current study reflected public health efforts for targeted interventions to increase awareness and uptake of screening. In the future, efforts need to be concentrated on tackling socio-cultural barriers and the roles played by healthcare providers in promoting cervical cancer prevention.

Key words: Knowledge, attitude, practices, cervical cancer, Saudi Arabia

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Osman TMA, Keshk EA, Mohamed OMOI, Alomari HAS, Alshanini FAM, Alghamdi DGSI, Alzahrani AAA, Alghamdi RAA. Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward cervical cancer and its screening among women from Al-Baha Area, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2025; 9(2): 381-387. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1736338766

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Osman TMA, Keshk EA, Mohamed OMOI, Alomari HAS, Alshanini FAM, Alghamdi DGSI, Alzahrani AAA, Alghamdi RAA. Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward cervical cancer and its screening among women from Al-Baha Area, Saudi Arabia. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=236708 [Access: March 17, 2025]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1736338766

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Osman TMA, Keshk EA, Mohamed OMOI, Alomari HAS, Alshanini FAM, Alghamdi DGSI, Alzahrani AAA, Alghamdi RAA. Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward cervical cancer and its screening among women from Al-Baha Area, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2025; 9(2): 381-387. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1736338766

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Osman TMA, Keshk EA, Mohamed OMOI, Alomari HAS, Alshanini FAM, Alghamdi DGSI, Alzahrani AAA, Alghamdi RAA. Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward cervical cancer and its screening among women from Al-Baha Area, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. (2025), [cited March 17, 2025]; 9(2): 381-387. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1736338766

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Osman, T. M. A., Keshk, . E. A., Mohamed, . O. M. O. I., Alomari, . H. A. S., Alshanini, . F. A. M., Alghamdi, . D. G. S. I., Alzahrani, . A. A. A. & Alghamdi, . R. A. A. (2025) Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward cervical cancer and its screening among women from Al-Baha Area, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC, 9 (2), 381-387. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1736338766

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Osman, Tajelsir Mohamed Ali, Eman Ahmed Keshk, Omayma Mohamed Osman Ibrahim Mohamed, Haneen Ahmad S. Alomari, Futun Attiah M. Alshanini, Dalia Ghurmallah Saeed I. Alghamdi, Asma Ahmed A. Alzahrani, and Rahaf Ali A. Alghamdi. 2025. Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward cervical cancer and its screening among women from Al-Baha Area, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 9 (2), 381-387. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1736338766

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Osman, Tajelsir Mohamed Ali, Eman Ahmed Keshk, Omayma Mohamed Osman Ibrahim Mohamed, Haneen Ahmad S. Alomari, Futun Attiah M. Alshanini, Dalia Ghurmallah Saeed I. Alghamdi, Asma Ahmed A. Alzahrani, and Rahaf Ali A. Alghamdi. "Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward cervical cancer and its screening among women from Al-Baha Area, Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 9 (2025), 381-387. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1736338766

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Osman, Tajelsir Mohamed Ali, Eman Ahmed Keshk, Omayma Mohamed Osman Ibrahim Mohamed, Haneen Ahmad S. Alomari, Futun Attiah M. Alshanini, Dalia Ghurmallah Saeed I. Alghamdi, Asma Ahmed A. Alzahrani, and Rahaf Ali A. Alghamdi. "Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward cervical cancer and its screening among women from Al-Baha Area, Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 9.2 (2025), 381-387. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1736338766

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Osman, T. M. A., Keshk, . E. A., Mohamed, . O. M. O. I., Alomari, . H. A. S., Alshanini, . F. A. M., Alghamdi, . D. G. S. I., Alzahrani, . A. A. A. & Alghamdi, . R. A. A. (2025) Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward cervical cancer and its screening among women from Al-Baha Area, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 9 (2), 381-387. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1736338766

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