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Background:

Cervical cancer is one of the most common malignancies among women in India. There is a high mortality as patients usually present at an advanced stage because of lack of awareness and nonexistent screening programs.

Aim:

This study was planned to find out awareness about cervical cancer among women and their willingness to utilize screening services in an urban resettlement colony of Delhi, India.

Settings and Design:

A community-based, cross-sectional study was carried out in a resettlement colony of North-West Delhi.

Materials and Methods:

Semi-structured interview schedule was used to collect information regarding different aspects of cervical cancer. Analysis was done using SPSS package (SPSS version 16 (UCMS and GTBH, Delhi, India)).

Results:

A total of 373 women were included in the study. Mean age of study participants was 39.14 years. Two-third of the study population were …