Afam, NH and Ba-Break, M (2017) Analysis of Interventions for Improving Cervical-Cancer Screening Uptake among Nigerian Women. Public Health Open Access, 1 (2). ISSN 2578-5001
Abstract
Cervical-cancer is preventable through early detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia that heralds the disease via cervical-cancer screening, yet its mortality is still high especially in developing countries. In Nigeria, researchers have attributed the high cervical-cancer mortality to low uptake of cervical-cancer screening predicated on wrong perception and low knowledge of cervical-cancer and cervical-cancer screening; lack of cervical-cancer screening programme; inadequate community support for cervical-cancer screening and gap in screening skills among health-workers where opportunistic cervical-cancer screening exists. This study aims to identify context-specific interventions for improving cervical-cancer screening uptake and reducing cervical-cancer burden in Nigeria. Secondary data was used for the study. Literature were obtained from Global Health, Popline and PubMed databases; WHO and other relevant websites using Eldis search engine; and from libraries in the University of Leeds and WHO in Geneva. Interventions for improving cervical-cancer screening uptake were analyzed using a set of appraisal criteria which include; technical and cost effectiveness, organizational, gender, cultural and political feasibility to determine their applicability and transferability in Nigeria. Broad interventions identified are; intervention aimed at correcting perception, improving knowledge and increasing access to cervical-cancer screening. Reducing the burden and impact of cervical-cancer in Nigeria will depend on implementation of these interventions by stakeholders.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Copyright © Nwobodo HA and Maryam Ba-Break. This is an open access article reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Cervical cancer; Screening uptake; Determinants; Interventions; Women |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Leeds) > Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 07 May 2020 09:22 |
Last Modified: | 07 May 2020 09:22 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Medwin Publishers |
Identification Number: | 10.23880/phoa-16000107 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:159382 |