Factors associated with cervical cancer stigma among women living in urban Nepal

Janjati and other non-Brahmin/Chettri ethnic women in urban Budanilkantha, Kathmandu, had higher cervical cancer stigma scores than Brahmin/Chettri women, with beta values of 0.311 and 0.411.

• Why it matters: Cervical cancer stigma can shape how people view cancer and whether they engage in prevention, yet evidence on what drives stigma among urban women in Nepal is limited.
• What they did: Baseline data from 310 women aged 30–60 in Budanilkantha (15 June–15 December 2022) were analyzed using multivariable GEE models with Cancer Stigma Scale scores.
• The result: Higher formal education, and greater awareness of cervical cancer, its signs/symptoms, preventability, and treatability were linked to lower stigma scores, while homemakers and self-employed women showed higher scores.

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