Challenges and opportunities associated with cervical cancer screening programs in a low income, high HIV prevalence context.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cervical cancer is a leading cause of death among Cameroon women. The burden of cervical cancer is in part traceable to the inadequate understanding of socio-contextual determinants of access to screening and prevention opportunities. We explored multilevel individual, community and structural factors that facilitate or inhibit cervical cancer prevention in women at risk in a low-income, high HIV prevalence context.

Methods

We utilized an exploratory qualitative approach to obtain data through focus group discussions and in-depth interviews from May to August, 2018. A two-stage purposive sampling strategy was used to select 80 women and 20 men who participated in 8 focus group discussions and 8 in-depth interviews. The socio-ecological model guided data analyses t

SUBMITTER: Adedimeji A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7890622 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature