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Descriptive statistics,\n                      <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                      -tests, Pearson correlation, binary logistic regression, confirmatory factor analysis, and bootstrap mediation analysis using Hayes PROCESS were employed in the statistical analyses.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among the participants, 61.3% had undergone cervical cancer screening at least once during their lifetime. The TPB subdimensions generally demonstrated good internal consistency (attitude \u03b1 = 0.858; perceived behavioral control \u03b1 = 0.845; intention \u03b1 = 0.700; revised subjective norms \u03b1 = 0.791), and four-factor model demonstrated a good fit (comparative fit index = 0.993; Tucker\u2013Lewis index = 0.992; root mean square error of approximation = 0.086). In the logistic regression analysis, age [odds ratio (OR) = 1.10], cancer diagnosis in close surroundings (OR = 2.23), and intention score (OR = 1.55) were identified as independent determinants of screening behavior. Mediation analyses revealed that the effects of attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control on screening behavior occurred entirely through intention, with direct effects being non-significant and indirect effects being significant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Within the context of TPB, participation in cervical cancer screening is explained not directly by attitudes and perceptions but through the intention shaped by these constructs. Intention emerges as the main determinant of screening behavior, along with age and a history of cancer in close surroundings. 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