Interventions to increase uptake of cervical screening in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review using the integrated behavioral model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) experiences disproportionate burden of cervical cancer incidence and mortality due in part to low uptake of cervical screening, a strategy for prevention and down-staging of cervical cancer. This scoping review identifies studies of interventions to increase uptake of cervical screening among women in the region and uses the Integrated Behavioral Model (IBM) to describe how interventions might work.

Methods

A systematic search of literature was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and CINAHL databases through May 2019. Screening and data charting were performed by two independent reviewers. Intervention studies measuring changes to uptake in screening among women in SSA were included, with no restriction to intervention type, study

SUBMITTER: Lott BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7216595 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature