Assessing differences in healthcare access by HIV status to inform cervical cancer and HIV screening in rural Uganda.

ABSTRACT: Uganda has one of the highest incidence rates of cervical cancer in the world. Although this impacts all women, women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) experience an increased risk for developing cervical cancer. This study aims to compare how HIV-positive and HIV-negative women in a remote sub-county in Uganda access health services to inform consideration of potential HIV and HPV-based cervical cancer screening integration at the community level. Women were recruited for this cross-sectional study door-to-door by village health teams if they had no prior screening or treatment of cervical cancer, no previous hysterectomy, were 30-49 years old residents of the South Busoga District Reserve, and could provide verbal informed consent. Participants completed a baseline survey, w

SUBMITTER: Sheehan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12279120 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature