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...
Main Authors: | Sylvia C. Robles, Catterina Ferreccio, Vivien Tsu, Jenny Winkler, Maribel Almonte, Allison Bingham, Merle Lewis, Peter Sasieni |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pan American Health Organization
2009-03-01
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Series: | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892009000300001 |
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