Objective. – To explore the level, geographical disparities and sociodemographic determinants of cervical can-
cer screening uptake among adult women in Burkina Faso by using data from the first national population-
based survey.
Methods. – This was a cross-sectional secondary analysis of primary data obtained by the 2013 World Health
Organization (WHO) Stepwise Approach to Surveillance survey conducted in Burkina Faso. All 13 Burkinabe
regions, with their different rates of urbanization, were surveyed. Lifetime cervical cancer screening uptake
was explored. We included 2293 adult women for analyses and performed Student’s t, chi-square and Fis-
her’s exact tests, and logistic regression.
Results. – Only 6.2% (95% CI: 5.3−7.3) of women had ever been screened for cervical cancer. For two regions
(“Centre” and “Hauts-Bassins”), the pooled frequency was 16.6% (95% CI: 13.5−20.1) while in the other ele-
ven regions it was significantly lower, 3.3% (95% CI: 2.5−4.2). In urban and rural areas, the respective fre-
quencies for the screening uptake were 18.5% and 2.8% (p

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