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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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Cervical Cancer Screening

Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, 2005
Cervical cytology has proved to be one of the most successful examples of cancer screening and has resulted in significant decreases in incidence and mortality from invasive cervical cancer in regions in which comprehensive programs have been instituted.
Kevin, Holcomb, Carolyn D, Runowicz
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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 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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Factors associated with late presentation of cervical cancer cases at a district hospital: a retrospective study

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Cervical cancer is the leading and most common female cancer among women in Ghana. Although there are screening methods to detect premalignant lesions for treatment, screening coverage in Ghana is 2.8% and late presentation of cases ...
Priscilla Dunyo, Kofi Effah, Emilia Asuquo Udofia   +2 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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Correction to: Factors associated with late presentation of cervical cancer cases at a district hospital: a retrospective study

BMC Public Health, 2018
It has been highlighted, that the original article [1] contained errors in Fig. 1. On the 3rd level, the first box should read “Records with any required information = 157” and the second box should read “Records without any required information = 0 ...
Priscilla Dunyo, Kofi Effah, Emilia Asuquo Udofia   +2 more
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Knowledge of Thai women in cervical cancer etiology and screening.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Knowledge about cervical cancer screening and Human papilloma virus (HPV) influence on their awareness to the cervical cancer screening program. Most previous studies found inadequate knowledge and attitude among healthy women affect the low rate of ...
Uraiwan Khomphaiboonkij, Nattapong Sreamsukcharoenchai, Supakorn Pitakkarnkul, Kristsanamon Rittiluechai, Siriwan Tangjitgamol   +4 more
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Perspectives of non-attenders for cervical cancer screening in Norway: a qualitative focus group study

BMJ Open, 2019
Objective The attendance rate for cervical cancer screening in Norway is currently suboptimal at 69%, and an in-depth understanding of postponement of cervical cancer screening from the perspective of non-attenders is lacking. This study aims to generate
Jo Waller, Kari Nyheim Solbraekke, Gunvor Aasbø, Ameli Tropé, Mari Nygård, Bo Terning Hansen   +5 more
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A comprehensive cross-sectional survey to identify barriers and facilitators of cervical cancer screening in women with HIV in Guangxi, China

Infectious Agents and Cancer, 2022
Background Co-infection with HIV is a strong risk factor for cervical cancer development. It is unknown whether women with HIV in Guangxi, China are utilizing currently available cervical cancer screening services, what barriers they face, and if they ...
Ran Zhao, Shujia Liang, Deanna Teoh, Yunqing Fei, Xianwu Pang, Shalini Kulasingam   +5 more
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