Barriers to uptake of cervical cancer screening services in low-and-middle-income countries: a systematic review

Z Petersen, A Jaca, TG Ginindza, G Maseko… - BMC women's …, 2022 - Springer
Objectives Low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) bear a disproportionate burden of
cervical cancer mortality. We aimed to identify what is currently known about barriers to …

Barriers to cervical cancer screening in Africa: a systematic review

F Mantula, Y Toefy, V Sewram - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Africa has one of the highest burdens of cervical cancer in the world. The
unacceptably high incidence and mortality rates could be reduced through implementing a …

Global burden of CVD: focus on secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease

S Bansilal, JM Castellano, V Fuster - International journal of cardiology, 2015 - Elsevier
Despite encouraging advances in prevention and treatment of atherothrombosis,
cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a major cause of deaths and disability worldwide …

Barriers and facilitators to uptake of cervical cancer screening among women in Uganda: a systematic review

E Black, F Hyslop, R Richmond - BMC women's health, 2019 - Springer
Background Uganda has one of the highest age-standardized incidence rates of cervical
cancer in the world. The proportion of Ugandan women screened for cervical cancer is low …

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 …

Knowledge, facilitators and barriers to cervical cancer screening among women in Uganda: a qualitative study

R Ndejjo, T Mukama, J Kiguli, D Musoke - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To explore community knowledge, facilitators and barriers to cervical cancer
screening among women in rural Uganda so as to generate data to inform interventions …

Knowledge, attitudes, and practice of cervical cancer prevention among health workers in rural health centres of Northern Uganda

JH Obol, S Lin, MJ Obwolo, R Harrison, R Richmond - BMC cancer, 2021 - Springer
Background Cervical cancer is a leading cancer and cause of premature death among
women in Uganda aged 15 to 44 years. To address the increasing burden of cervical cancer …

Understanding the low level of cervical cancer screening in Masaka Uganda using the ASE model: a community-based survey

C Twinomujuni, F Nuwaha, JN Babirye - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths among women globally and
its impact is mostly felt in develo** countries like Uganda where its prevalence is higher …

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 …

Population risk factors for late-stage presentation of cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa

TS Stewart, J Moodley, FM Walter - Cancer Epidemiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Cervical cancer is the most prevalent malignancy in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
with many women only seeking professional help when they are experiencing symptoms …