Barriers to cervical cancer prevention in rural Cameroon: a qualitative study on healthcare providers' perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Cervical cancer in Cameroon ranks as the second most frequent cancer among women and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths, mainly due to the lack of prevention. Our principal objective was to explore potential barriers to an human papillomavirus (HPV)-based cervical cancer screening from a healthcare provider (HCP) perspective in a low-income context. Second, we aimed to explore the acceptability of a single-visit approach using HPV self-sampling.

Settings

The study took place in the District hospital of Dschang, Cameroon.

Participants

Focus groups (FGs) involved HCPs working in the area of Dschang and Mbouda.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

All FGs were audiorecorded, transcribed and coded independently by two researchers using the ATLAS

SUBMITTER: Roux AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8212185 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature