Cervical Cancer Screening in Selangor, Malaysia

Abstract

A total of 384 females aged 20 years and above from two urban health centres in Selangor were recruited to determine the cervical cancer screening behaviours.Researchers used a set of questionnaires to collect data. The prevalence of ever undergone Pap smear was 58.1%.Working commitment was a significant barrier to performing Pap smear among non-performers with higher educational level relative to those with lower educational level. Non- Malays were four times more likely to perceive cost as a barrier. Older women perceivedworry due to Pap smear less likely compared to those younger.Keywords: urban;cervicalcancer;screening;barriers.2398-4295 © 2017 The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, Malaysia.