Uptake and barriers to cervical cancer screening among human immunodeficiency virus-positive women in Sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cervical cancer is the leading cause of disability and mortality among women in Africa. Despite a significant correlation between HIV/AIDS and cervical cancer, there is unacceptably low coverage of the uptake of cervical cancer screening among human immunodeficiency virus-positive women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Individual primary studies are limited in explaining the patterns of uptake of cervical cancer screening. This review therefore considers the uptake of cervical cancer screening and its barriers among human immunodeficiency virus-positive women in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods

We systematically searched articles published until December ³¹, 2019, from the PubMed, Cochrane Library, POP LINE, Google Scholar, African Journals Online and JURN databases.

SUBMITTER: Mengesha MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10294344 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature