Factors Associated with Uptake of Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) for Cervical Cancer Screening in Western Kenya.
PURPOSE:Cervical cancer screening has been successful in reducing the rates of cervical cancer in developed countries, but this disease remains the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in sub-Saharan Africa. We sought to understand factors associated with limited uptake of screening services i...
Main Authors: | Elkanah Omenge Orang'o, Juddy Wachira, Fredrick Chite Asirwa, Naftali Busakhala, Violet Naanyu, Job Kisuya, Grieven Otieno, Alfred Keter, Ann Mwangi, Thomas Inui |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4911084?pdf=render |
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