Screen and Triage by Community Extension Workers to Facilitate Screen and Treat: Task-Sharing Strategy to Achieve Universal Coverage for Cervical Cancer Screening in Nigeria

Purpose: Universal coverage of cervical cancer screening remains elusive in most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), home to the greatest burden of this preventable disease. Implementation of a cytology-based screening strategy in these countries is challenging. Also, there is shortage of heal...

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Main Authors: Olutosin A. Awolude, Sunday O. Oyerinde, Joshua O. Akinyemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Global Oncology
Online Access:http://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JGO.18.00023