"The problem is not detection, it is treatment": exploring why women needing pre-cervical cancer care are lost to follow-up at the hospital in Iquitos, Peru.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The objective of this study was to explore the barriers to follow-up - as well as potential ways to reduce these - of women with cervical lesions suspicious for cancer who were ineligible for primary-level treatment and needed, but did not receive, hospital-level follow-up in Iquitos, Peru.

Methods

In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 HPV-positive women requiring hospital-level follow-up but for whom there was no documentation of completion regarding their experienced barriers to follow-up and suggestions to reduce these barriers. After thematically analyzing these patient interviews, interview findings about these topics were presented to seven doctors and five nurse-midwives at both the hospital and primary care levels. Finally, 19 health

SUBMITTER: Blum AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11995470 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature