Ajobiewe OJ^1,6*, Amusan T³, Ajobiewe HF^2,6, Ajobiewe PT⁷, Okoro L¹, Ajai J⁴, Pillar P¹, Ejigini S³, Pillar V⁸, Ikechukwu AK¹, Ajobiewe DC⁷, Alau K⁵ and David Munakur G⁹

¹Veritas University, Bwari Abuja FCT, Nigeria
²Bingham University, KM 50 Keffi Abuja Express Road, Nasarawa State, Nigeria
³National Hospital Central Business, District Abuja, Nigeria
⁴Cosmopolitan University Central Business, District Abuja, Nigeria
⁵Health System Consults Limited (HSCL), Abuja FCT, Nigeria
⁶National Open University Jabi Headquarters, Bwari Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
⁷University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada F.C.T., Nigeria
⁸Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria
⁹Bradford, United Kingdom

*Corresponding Author: Ajobiewe OJ, Veritas University, Bwari Abuja FCT, Nigeria.

Received: September 23, 2025; Published: October 24, 2025

Abstract

Introduction: Screening for cervical cancer was conducted among patients attending Histology and Oncology departments at the National Hospital Abuja Nigeria. Our aim principally was to determine the incidence of cervical cancer among female patients aged forty years and above. At least to gain a fair insight into the cancer cases responding positively to clinical interventions in terms of vaccination.

Methods: Study design- This is a longitudinal and prospective study in which cervical samples were collected and processed from a cohort of female patients aged forty years and above attending histology and oncology departments at the National Hospital Abuja FCT.

Results: Histologically processed Cervical samples cancerous were fewer than those that were not cancerous among the female patients aged 40 years and above attending oncology clinic at the National Hospital Abuja, Nigeria (P < 0.05). Likewise Level of non awareness of knowledge on cervical cancer is significantly lower than awareness level among patients attending oncology clinics at 95% confidence limits (P < 0.05).

Conclusion: This clearly showed that cervical cancer incidence cases among female attendee oncology patients aged 40 years and above is on alarming and geometric increase. Although the work is limited by the fact that it was hospital based research!. Despite the unavoidable bias the study corroborated other qualitative global cervical cancer reports from other studies examined [1-7]. The fact remains that the global reduction prompt juvenile women vaccine administration is producing sharp positive reduction in even though Nigeria is still lagging behind in the pursuit of this highly welcoming trend as far as cervical cancer cases are concerned.

Keywords: Population; Cancer; Nigeria

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Citation: Ajobiewe OJ., et al. “Levels of Awareness/Non Awareness on the Incidences of Cervical Cancer Among Patients Attending Oncology Clinic at the National Hospital Abuja FCT, Nigeria".Acta Scientific Microbiology 8.11 (2025): 29-39.

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