Barriers and facilitators of cervical cancer screening literacy among rural women with HIV attending rural public health facilities in East Central Uganda: a qualitative study using the integrated model of health literacy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several rural public health facilities in East Central Uganda have sub-optimal, below 50%, levels of uptake of cervical cancer screening services among women with HIV. This is attributed to low cervical cancer screening literacy: limited ability to access, understand, appraise, and apply cervical cancer screening information. This research identified multi-level (health facility, community, interpersonal and individual) barriers, and facilitators of accessing, understanding, and applying cervical cancer screening information among rural women with HIV attending rural public health facilities in East Central Uganda to inform interventions.

Methods

We conducted ten Focus Group Discussions with rural women aged 25-49 years with HIV attending four selected rural publi

SUBMITTER: Namutundu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11382383 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature