宫颈癌被认为是全球女性死亡率排名第三的原因，人乳头瘤病毒被鉴定为导致宫颈癌的一个主要因素。该研究旨在评估苏丹喀土穆州妇女对宫颈癌预防的知识和态度。本研究是一项社区横断面研究，于2020年8月1日至2020年9月1日在苏丹喀土穆州实施。我们使用电子问卷进行描述性横断面社区研究，采用频数、均值和百分比计算描述性统计量。该研究共包括716名女性参与者，平均年龄为27.6+8.7岁。580（81.0％）和229（32.0％）参与者听说过宫颈癌和子宫颈抹片试验。109（15.2％）认为饮酒与宫颈癌有关，51（7.1％）认为多次分娩与宫颈癌有关，118（16.5％）认为年龄与宫颈癌有关，335（46.8％）认为多个性伴侣与宫颈癌有关。另外，300（41.9％）认为人乳头瘤病毒感染与宫颈癌有关，256（35.6％）认为长期使用避孕药与宫颈癌有关，162（22.6％）认为吸烟与宫颈癌有关。在了解最佳接种时间方面，110（15.4％）认为在结婚后更好。回归模型预测参与者知识和态度的影响因素时，估计值的标准差较低，调整后的R2值较高[R：0.041、0.017和0.006；std：1.527、0.417和0.426]。这表明受教育程度、家庭收入、婚姻状况对参与者的知识和态度水平产生了共同的影响。这项研究揭示了参与者的知识和态度水平主要受到他们的职业、教育程度、家庭收入和婚姻状况的驱动。这凸显了需要通过健康教育和提高意识会话的全国性社区参与活动，以及大规模社交媒体来教育社区和医疗保健提供者有关宫颈癌的风险和可用预防和控制措施的必要性。

Cervical cancer is considered the third leading cause of death among women worldwide, and human papillomavirus was identified as a major causative agent for developing cervical cancer.This study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes towards cervical cancer prevention among women in Khartoum state, Sudan.A community-based cross-sectional study implemented in Khartoum state, Sudan, from 1 August 2020 to 1 September 2020.We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional community-based study using an electronic questionnaire for data collection. Descriptive statistics, frequency, mean, and percentage were computed.The study included 716 female participants with a mean age of 27.6 + 8.7 years. 580 (81.0%) and 229 (32.0%) had heard about cervical cancer and Pap test, respectively. cervical cancer was assumed related to alcohol consumption 109 (15.2%), giving birth to many children 51 (7.1%), ageing 118 (16.5%), and having many sexual partners 335 (46.8%). In addition, 300 (41.9%) attributed cervical cancer to having human papillomavirus infection, 256 (35.6%) to the prolonged use of contraceptives, and 162 (22.6%) to smoking. Knowledge about the best time to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus, 110 (15.4%) stated it is better after marriage. Regression models to predict the effectors on participants' knowledge and attitudes showed a low standard deviation of the estimates with higher values of the adjusted R2 [R: 0.041, 0.017, and 0.006; std: 1.527, 0.417, and 0.426]. This indicates the combined influence of occupation, educational level, family income, and marital status on the participant's knowledge and attitude levels.This study revealed that the participant's knowledge and attitudes levels are mainly driven by their occupation, educational level, family income, and marital status altogether. This underscores the need for a countrywide community engagement campaign through health education and raising awareness sessions, and massive social media to sensitize the community and healthcare providers about the risk of cervical cancer and the available prevention and control measures.