FACTORS EFFECTING ON WOMEN SATISFACTION OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING IN ROIET PROVINCE, THAILAND

The study aims to examine the factors affecting the level of satisfaction with cervical cancer screening among women between the ages of 30 and 60 in Mueang Suang and Phon Sai District, RoiEt Province. The research is a descriptive study and uses quota samplings of 400 cases. Data was collected between March 1st and 15th, 2010. Descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation) and Chi Square are applied in data analysis. The study result shows that 35.2 % of the total samples, which constitute the majority, are between 30-40 and 51-60 years of age; while 78.7 % of the total samples are married, 67.0 % have primary education, 76.0 % work in the agricultural sector, 64.5 % earn less than 5,000 baht of income per year, 49.75 % were between 20-29 years of age when they first married, 56.5 % have regular cervical cancer screening history, 33 % used to receive screening service but have stopped, and 10.5 % have never had cervical cancer screening. The study shows moderate levels of knowledge, attitude, behavioral practice, and satisfaction with the service provision and environment among the samples at 47.7 %, 49.3 %, 59.0 %, and 59.2 % respectively. A significant association is found between the satisfaction with cervical cancer screening and the demographic characteristics: marital status, occupation, income, age of first marriage, and number of children. Age and level of education factors show no relation to the satisfaction with cervical cancer screening; while knowledge, attitude, and behavioral practices show statistically significant relation to the satisfaction with cervical cancer screening. This study provides useful recommendations for operational planning, prevention and control of cervical cancer so that screening service model could be improved to be consistent with the community way of life and emphasize the partnerships with community organizations in campaigning for cervical cancer screening.