Prevalence and determinants of cervical cancer screening among women aged 30–49 years in Nigeria: A population-based cross-sectional study

Tope Olubodun, Pankras Luoga and Jovinary Adam

PLOS Global Public Health, 2026, vol. 6, issue 6, 1-19

Abstract: Cervical cancer poses a major global health challenge, particularly impacting women.Although largely preventable through regular screening, uptake remains suboptimal in Nigeria due to multiple access barriers. Guided by Andersen’s Behavioural Model of Health Services Use – which posits that health service utilisation is influenced by predisposing, enabling, and need factors – this study assessed the prevalence and determinants of cervical cancer screening among women aged 30–49 years in Nigeria. We analysed secondary data from the 2023–24 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, including a weighted sample of 17,649 women aged 30–49 years. Analyses accounted for the complex survey design and were conducted using Stata version 18. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify determinants of cervical cancer screening, with statistical significance set at p

Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006668

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