[HTML][HTML] Body mass index and cervical cancer screening among women aged 15–69 years in Eswatini: evidence from a population-based survey

MPS Motsa, W Estinfort, YVA Phiri, MS Simelane… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Cervical cancer stands as one of the most prevalent cancer types among
women, despite its preventable nature through early screening and vaccination strategies …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants and levels of cervical Cancer screening uptake among women of reproductive age in South Africa: evidence from South Africa Demographic …

ME Akokuwebe, ES Idemudia, AM Lekulo… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Cervical cancer (CC) is the cancer with the most incidents and the leading
cause of cancer mortality among women in South Africa. CC screening is one of the most …

[HTML][HTML] Association between obesity and abnormal Papanicolau (Pap) smear cytology results in a resource-poor Nigerian setting

SO Okoro, LO Ajah, PO Nkwo, UU Aniebue… - BMC Women's …, 2020 - Springer
Background Though obesity is associated with some malignancies, its association with
cervical cancer is still inconclusive. This study was aimed at determining if there was an …

Overweight and obesity as risk factors for cervical cancer and detection of precancers among screened women: A nationwide, population-based cohort study

A Urbute, K Frederiksen, LT Thomsen… - Gynecologic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Obesity is a known risk factor for many types of cancer. However, there is no clear
evidence whether overweight and obesity increases the risk of cervical cancer. We …

[HTML][HTML] Utilization of cervical cancer screening and its associated factors among women of child-bearing age in Mangochi district, Malawi: a facility-based cross …

F Mpachika-Mfipa, LI Kululanga, D Mfipa… - BMC Women's …, 2023 - Springer
Background Cervical cancer screening (CCS) uptake remains low in poor countries. Few
studies have assessed individual need and health system factors which facilitate/impede …

Prevalence and determinants of cervical cancer screening in five sub-Saharan African countries: a population-based study

DM Ba, P Ssentongo, J Musa, E Agbese, B Diakite… - Cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide,
with an estimate of 570,000 new cases and about 311,000 deaths annually. Low-resource …

[HTML][HTML] Cervical cancer screening among women with comorbidities: evidence from the 2022 Tanzania demographic and health survey

J Okyere, C Ayebeng, AK Dosoo, KS Dickson - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background The aim of this study is to examine cervical cancer screening (CCS) uptake
among women living with hypertension and HIV in Tanzania. Methods We used the recently …

[HTML][HTML] Association between obesity and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: results from a case control study in south western Uganda

F Ssedyabane, J Ngonzi, R Kajabwangu… - BMC Women's …, 2023 - Springer
Background Though obesity has been said to be associated with a number of malignancies
including cervical cancer, its association with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is still a …

[HTML][HTML] Individual and community-level determinants of cervical cancer screening in Zimbabwe: a multi-level analyses of a nationwide survey

A Isabirye, BC Elwange, K Singh, M De Allegri - BMC Women's Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Despite the benefits of cervical cancer (CC) screening to reduce the disease
burden, uptake remains limited in developing countries. This study aims to assess the …

Association of body mass index with adherence to cervical Cancer screening recommendations in Hispanic women

CM Pérez, D González-Barrios… - Journal of Lower …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objective Obese women have higher cervical cancer incidence and mortality than their
counterparts, possibly related to nonadherence to screening recommendations. We …