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Factors affecting cervical cancer screening among Yemeni immigrant women in Klang Valley, Malaysia: A cross sectional study

Introduction Cervical cancer is a significant public health problem for women worldwide. It is the fourth most frequent cancer in women globally. While early detection of cancerous lesions through screening tests leads to a better prognosis and a better chance of being cured, the number of people w...

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Main Authors: Al-Oseely, Sarah, Abdul Manaf, Rosliza, Ismail, Suriani
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Published: Public Library of Science 2023
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1079362025-03-03T07:55:26Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107936/ Factors affecting cervical cancer screening among Yemeni immigrant women in Klang Valley, Malaysia: A cross sectional study Al-Oseely, Sarah Abdul Manaf, Rosliza Ismail, Suriani Introduction Cervical cancer is a significant public health problem for women worldwide. It is the fourth most frequent cancer in women globally. While early detection of cancerous lesions through screening tests leads to a better prognosis and a better chance of being cured, the number of people who go for screening is still low, especially for groups that are marginalized, like immigrant women. Objective The purpose of this study was to identify cervical cancer screening practices and factors influencing screening status among Yemeni immigrant women living in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Method A cross-sectional study among 355 randomly selected respondents between the ages of 20 and 65 was conducted through an online survey. A questionnaire was sent directly to the participants via WhatsApp. The analysis was conducted using SPSS 25 with a significance level of 0.05. It included descriptive analysis, chi-square and multiple logistic regression. Results The response rate was 59%, with the majority of the respondents being married and between the ages of 35 and 49. Screening was reported at 23.1% in the previous three years. The final model revealed that age group 50–65 years (AOR = 5.39, 95% CI: 1.53–18.93), insurance status (AOR 2.22, 95% CI = 1.15–4.3), knowledge (AOR = 6.67, 95% CI = 3.45–12.9), access to health care facilities (AOR = 4.64, 95% CI = 1.29–16.65), and perceived barriers (AOR = 2.5, 95% CI = 1.3–4.83) were significant predictors of cervical screening uptake among Yemeni immigrant women in Malaysia (p<0.05). Conclusion According to the results, cervical cancer screening was found to be low among Yemeni immigrant women. The predictors were age group 50–65 years, insurance status, knowledge, access to health care facilities and perceived barriers. Efforts to enhance immigrant women’s participation in cervical cancer screening must tackle barriers to access to healthcare services as well as expand cervical cancer screening education programs. Public Library of Science 2023 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107936/3/107936.pdf text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107936/4/107936.pdf Al-Oseely, Sarah and Abdul Manaf, Rosliza and Ismail, Suriani (2023) Factors affecting cervical cancer screening among Yemeni immigrant women in Klang Valley, Malaysia: A cross sectional study. PLoS One, 18 (12). art. no. e0290152. pp. 1-13. ISSN 1932-6203 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0290152 10.1371/journal.pone.0290152
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description Introduction Cervical cancer is a significant public health problem for women worldwide. It is the fourth most frequent cancer in women globally. While early detection of cancerous lesions through screening tests leads to a better prognosis and a better chance of being cured, the number of people who go for screening is still low, especially for groups that are marginalized, like immigrant women. Objective The purpose of this study was to identify cervical cancer screening practices and factors influencing screening status among Yemeni immigrant women living in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. Method A cross-sectional study among 355 randomly selected respondents between the ages of 20 and 65 was conducted through an online survey. A questionnaire was sent directly to the participants via WhatsApp. The analysis was conducted using SPSS 25 with a significance level of 0.05. It included descriptive analysis, chi-square and multiple logistic regression. Results The response rate was 59%, with the majority of the respondents being married and between the ages of 35 and 49. Screening was reported at 23.1% in the previous three years. The final model revealed that age group 50–65 years (AOR = 5.39, 95% CI: 1.53–18.93), insurance status (AOR 2.22, 95% CI = 1.15–4.3), knowledge (AOR = 6.67, 95% CI = 3.45–12.9), access to health care facilities (AOR = 4.64, 95% CI = 1.29–16.65), and perceived barriers (AOR = 2.5, 95% CI = 1.3–4.83) were significant predictors of cervical screening uptake among Yemeni immigrant women in Malaysia (p<0.05). Conclusion According to the results, cervical cancer screening was found to be low among Yemeni immigrant women. The predictors were age group 50–65 years, insurance status, knowledge, access to health care facilities and perceived barriers. Efforts to enhance immigrant women’s participation in cervical cancer screening must tackle barriers to access to healthcare services as well as expand cervical cancer screening education programs.
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author Al-Oseely, Sarah
Abdul Manaf, Rosliza
Ismail, Suriani
spellingShingle Al-Oseely, Sarah
Abdul Manaf, Rosliza
Ismail, Suriani
Factors affecting cervical cancer screening among Yemeni immigrant women in Klang Valley, Malaysia: A cross sectional study
author_facet Al-Oseely, Sarah
Abdul Manaf, Rosliza
Ismail, Suriani
author_sort Al-Oseely, Sarah
title Factors affecting cervical cancer screening among Yemeni immigrant women in Klang Valley, Malaysia: A cross sectional study
title_short Factors affecting cervical cancer screening among Yemeni immigrant women in Klang Valley, Malaysia: A cross sectional study
title_full Factors affecting cervical cancer screening among Yemeni immigrant women in Klang Valley, Malaysia: A cross sectional study
title_fullStr Factors affecting cervical cancer screening among Yemeni immigrant women in Klang Valley, Malaysia: A cross sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Factors affecting cervical cancer screening among Yemeni immigrant women in Klang Valley, Malaysia: A cross sectional study
title_sort factors affecting cervical cancer screening among yemeni immigrant women in klang valley, malaysia: a cross sectional study
publisher Public Library of Science
publishDate 2023
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/107936/3/107936.pdf
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