Assessing participation of women in a cervical cancer screening program in Peru Análisis de la participación de las mujeres en un programa de tamizaje de cáncer cervicouterino en Perú

Assessing participation of women in a cervical cancer screening program in Peru Análisis de la participación de las mujeres en un programa de tamizaje de cáncer cervicouterino en Perú

OBJECTIVE: To assess systemic and individual factors influencing participation of women in a screening program for cervical cancer. METHODS: In November 2000, a new cervical cancer screening program was introduced in the Region of San Martin, Peru. A total of 107 683 women, ages 25-49, were eligible...

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Main Authors: Sylvia C. Robles, Catterina Ferreccio, Vivien Tsu, Jenny Winkler, Maribel Almonte, Allison Bingham, Merle Lewis, Peter Sasieni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2009-03-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Neoplasias del cuello uterino
tamizaje masivo
accesibilidad a los servicios de salud
Perú
Uterine cervical neoplasm
mass screening
health services accessibility
Peru
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