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Poor access to comprehensive cervical cancer screening added significantly to the high morbidity and mortality ratesbrought on by the disease in poor nations. The majority of the burden of this was placed on underserved communitiesin rural areas, where access to health care was hampered by problems with transportation, inadequate medicalfacilities, and a lack of information. In this study, women at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital (FPRRH) wereasked to rate their use of cervical cancer screening and its related factors. This descriptive cross-sectional study usedquantitative data collection techniques and was conducted in Fort Portal City, at FPRRH. A semi-structuredquestionnaire on cervical cancer screening was used to gather information from females between the ages of 15 and49 who had lived in the area for at least six months. Epi-data 3.02 was used to enter the data and STATA 12.0 wasused to analyse it. The analyses included univariate, bivariate, and multivariate. Negative person perceptions werecited as a barrier to cervical cancer screening 553 times (64.5%), and 416 other respondents (48.5%) claimed theywere unaware of the screening program. Being recommended by a health professional [AOR = 87.85, p 0.001],knowing where screening services were offered [AOR = 6.24, p = 0.004], and knowing someone who had ever beenscreened [AOR = 9.48, p = 0.001] were the independent predictors of cervical cancer screening. Cervical cancerscreening knowledge, attitude, and practice were lacking. The responsible body needed to actively spread informationabout cervical cancer screening, boost women's economic standing, and offer cervical cancer counselling whilepatients were receiving medical care. To improve access to the service in remote regions, interventions to promotecervical cancer screening should be put into place