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Available evidences in this regard are controversial and non-conclusive on this potential issue and therefore, we estimated the pooled effect of the proportion of knowledge, attitude and practice of HIV infected African women towards cervical cancer screening to generate evidence for improved prevention strategies.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n\nMethods<\/jats:title>\nWe applied a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies conducted in Africa and reported the proportion of knowledge, attitude and practice towards cervical cancer screening. We searched electronic databases: PubMed\/Medline, SCOPUS, ScienceDirect, Web of science, Cumulative Index of Nursing and allied Health Sciences (CINAHL) and Google scholar databases to retrieve papers published in English language till August 2020. We used random-effects model to estimate the pooled effect, and funnel plot to assess publication bias. The registration number of this review study protocol is CRD42020210879.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n\nResults<\/jats:title>\nIn this review, we included eight published papers comprising 2,186 participants. The estimated pooled proportion of knowledge of the participants was 43.0% (95%CI:23.0\u201364.0) while the pooled estimates of attitudes and practices were 38.0% (95%CI: 1.0\u201377.0) and 41.0% (95%CI: 4.0\u201377.0), respectively. 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