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The time has come to make cervical cancer prevention an essential part of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services for HIV-positive women in low-income countries. [PDF]

, 2015
IntroductionHIV and cervical cancer are intersecting epidemics that disproportionately affect one of the most vulnerable populations in the world: women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Cohen, Craig R, Huchko, Megan J, Maloba, May, Nakalembe, Miriam   +3 more
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Cervical Cancer Screening Among Reproductive-aged Women: a Crossectional Survey in Tabanan Regency [PDF]

, 2017
Background and purpose: Cervical and breast cancers are the most common Malignancies among women in Indonesia. The prevalence of cervical cancer in Bali was 0.6% in 2013.
Karmaya, M. (Mangku), Suariyani, N. L. (N), Yenny Apriani, Desak Gede   +2 more
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Cervical cancer screening among HIV-positive women in urban Uganda: a cross sectional study

BMC Women's Health, 2022
Background Women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are at a high risk for early development of cervical cancer. Adherence to cervical cancer prevention strategies in this population is vital for the early detection and treatment of cervical ...
Najjuka Sarah Maria, Connie Olwit, Mark Mohan Kaggwa, Rose Chalo Nabirye, Tom Denis Ngabirano   +4 more
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Does lowering the screening age for cervical cancer in The Netherlands make sense?\ud [PDF]

, 2008
Recommendations for the age to initiate cervical cancer screening should be directed towards maximum detection of early cervical cancer. However, the screening programme should do more good than harm. The aim of this analysis was to determine whether the
Anttila, Anttila, Arbyn, Arbyn, Arbyn, Barnabas, Bulk, Castle, de Graaf, de Sanjose, Engberts, Franco, Franco, Gustafsson, Haverkos, Jacobs, Kahn, Kyrgiou, Lahelma, Laukkanen, Loos, Miller, Mount, National Cancer Institute, Ostor, Raffle, Rebolj, Rebolj, Rogstad, Sigurdsson, Sigurdsson, Sinclair, Tacken, van Ballegooijen, van Ballegooijen, van Ballegooijen, Walboomers, Webb, Wilson   +38 more
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Determinants of Acceptance of Cervical Cancer Screening in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2012
To describe how demographic characteristics and knowledge of cervical cancer influence screening acceptance among women living in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Multistage cluster sampling was carried out in 45 randomly selected streets in Dar es Salaam. Women
A Hildesheim, AB Miller, AP Vizcaino, B Palanuwong, BA Johnson, Britt Tersbol, C Sepulveda, Crispin Kahesa, E Lazcano-Ponce, F Guidozzi, FX Bosch, H Nabudere, HL Kidanto, HR Wabinga, IARC, J Bradley, J Cuzick, J Ferlay, JBF Ferlay, Julius Mwaiselage, K Deodhar, L Denny, M Dartell, M Hakama, Myassa Dartell, N Munoz, P Autier, P Sasieni, Path, R Sankaranarayanan, SA Francis, SC Mupepi, SK Kjaer, SU Mbamara, Susanne Kjaer, T Ngoma, Twalib Ngoma, Vibeke Rasch, YL Qiao   +38 more
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Knowledge about cervical cancer and barriers of screening program among women in Wufeng County, a high-incidence region of cervical cancer in China. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Cervical cancer screening is an effective method for reducing the incidence and mortality of cervical cancer, but the screening attendance rate in developing countries is far from satisfactory, especially in rural areas.
Yao Jia, Shuang Li, Ru Yang, Hang Zhou, Qunying Xiang, Ting Hu, Qinghua Zhang, Zhilan Chen, Ding Ma, Ling Feng   +9 more
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Exploring the acceptability of two self-sampling devices for human papillomavirus testing in the cervical screening context: a qualitative study of Muslim women in London [PDF]

, 2010
Objectives We explored Muslim women's attitudes to self-sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) in the context of cervical cancer screening and their responses to two self-sampling devices.Setting A Muslim community centre in north-east London.Methods ...
Ashdown-Barr, L, Cadman, L, Szarewski, A, Waller, J   +3 more
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Clinical relevance of the borderline results of the Hybrid Capture 2 High-Risk HPV DNA assay with cervical samples collected in Specimen Transport Medium

Radiology and Oncology, 2019
The Hybrid Capture 2 (HC2) High-Risk HPV DNA assay serves as a triage test in the Slovenian national cervical cancer screening programme ZORA. To improve the limited analytical accuracy of HC2 test results near the cut-off value (1.0 relative light units/
Varl Jerneja, Ivanus Urska, Marinsek Ziva Pohar, Jerman Tine, Valencak Anja Ostrbenk, Poljak Mario, Prevodnik Veronika Kloboves   +6 more
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Attending Health Facilities in Central Ethiopia

Cancer Control, 2022
Background In Ethiopia, cervical cancer ranked as the second leading cause of female cancer and also stands as the most common cancer among women aged from 15 to 44 years old.
Tulu Gebisa MPH, Elias Teferi Bala PhD, Berhanu Senbeta Deriba MPH   +2 more
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Cost of HPV screening at community health campaigns (CHCs) and health clinics in rural Kenya. [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND:Cervical cancer is the most frequent neoplasm among Kenyan women, with 4800 diagnoses and 2400 deaths per year. One reason is an extremely low rate of screening through pap smears, at 13.8% in 2014.
Huchko, Megan J, Kahn, James G, Olwanda, Easter, Shen, Jennifer   +3 more
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