Challenges and opportunities associated with cervical cancer screening programs in a low income, high HIV prevalence context

• Published in: BMC women's health Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 74 - 14
• Main Authors: Adedimeji, Adebola, Ajeh, Rogers, Pierz, Amanda, Nkeng, Relindis, Ndenkeh, Jackson, Fuhngwa, Norbert, Nsame, Denis, Nji, Miriam, Dzudie, Anastase, Anastos, Kathryn M., Castle, Philip E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 18.02.2021; BMC
• Subjects: Access to information; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS; Cameroon; Cervical cancer; Cervical cancer screening; Ecological models; Focus groups; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Human papillomavirus; Income; Low-income; Mortality; Prevention; Public health; Social determinants; Womens health; Cameroon; Africa; Cameroon; Cervical cancer screening; Low-income; Social determinants; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Cervical cancer is a leading cause of death among Cameroon women. The burden of cervical cancer is in part traceable to the inadequate understanding of socio-contextual determinants of access to screening and prevention opportunities. We explored multilevel individual, community and structural facto...