Cervical cancer prevention and treatment research in Africa: a systematic review from a public health perspective

S Finocchario-Kessler, C Wexler, M Maloba… - BMC women's …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Women living in Africa experience the highest burden of cervical
cancer. Research and investment to improve vaccination, screening, and treatment efforts …

Barriers and facilitators for cervical cancer screening among adolescents and young people: a systematic review

A Kirubarajan, S Leung, X Li, M Yau, M Sobel - BMC women's health, 2021 - Springer
Background Though cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death
globally, its incidence is nearly entirely preventable. Young people have been an …

Effects of peer health education on perception and practice of screening for cervical cancer among urban residential women in south-east Nigeria: a before and after …

C Mbachu, C Dim, U Ezeoke - BMC women's health, 2017 - Springer
Background Effective female education on cervical cancer prevention has been shown to
increase awareness and uptake of screening. However, sustaining increase in uptake poses …

[PDF][PDF] Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding cervical cancer screening amongst women visiting tertiary centre in Kathmandu, Nepal

J Shrestha, R Saha, N Tripathi - Nepal Journal of Medical …, 2013 - researchgate.net
Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. It is
the most common cancer in the developing and underdeveloped countries which bear more …

Knowledge, attitude and practices on cervical cancer screening among undergraduate female students in University of Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: an institution …

A Getaneh, B Tegene, T Belachew - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Cervical cancer is a major public health problem. In the world, cervical cancer is
the fourth most common cancer among women and it is one of the leading causes of cancer …

Predictors of cervical cancer being at an advanced stage at diagnosis in Sudan

A Ibrahim, V Rasch, E Pukkala… - International journal of …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Background Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in Sudan,
with more than two-thirds of all women with invasive cervical cancer being diagnosed at an …

Cervical cancer screening and practice in low resource countries: Nigeria as a case study

OO Sowemimo, OO Ojo, OB Fasubaa - Tropical Journal of Obstetrics and …, 2017 - ajol.info
Cervical cancer is the most common female genital tract malignancy in Nigeria and majority
of the patients present with advanced disease. It is a preventable cancer as there are well …

Knowledge of cervical cancer and attitude to cervical cancer screening among women in Somolu Local Government Area, Lagos, Nigeria

EO Amu, SC Ndugba, FA Olatona - Journal of community medicine and …, 2019 - ajol.info
Background: Cancer of the cervix is the second most common cancer in women globally,
and a major cause of morbidity and mortality among women in developing countries. The …

[HTML][HTML] Educational intervention on knowledge of cervical cancer and uptake of Pap smear test among market women in Niger State, Nigeria

GJ Gana, MO Oche, JT Ango, AU Kaoje… - Journal of public …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cervical cancer is the most common female genital tract carcinoma worldwide. It is
increasingly becoming the leading carcinoma seen among women in the developing world …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of cervical cancer screening uptake among female undergraduates in a tertiary institution in south eastern Nigeria: a cross sectional study

UW Dozie, CIC Ebirim, CR Dike, INS Dozie… - Journal of preventive …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted using a stratified sampling technique
among 375 respondents. A pretested semi structured questionnaire was used for data …