Cervical cancer prevention and treatment research in Africa: a systematic review from a public health perspective

S Finocchario-Kessler, C Wexler, M Maloba… - BMC women's …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Women living in Africa experience the highest burden of cervical
cancer. Research and investment to improve vaccination, screening, and treatment efforts …

Factors influencing cervical cancer screening practice among female health workers in Nigeria: A systematic review

EA Okolie, D Barker, LA Nnyanzi, S Anjorin… - Cancer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cervical cancer is the most prevalent gynaecologic cancer in Nigeria. Despite
being largely preventable through screening, cervical cancer is the second leading cause of …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors of cervical cancer: a case-control study

N Kashyap, N Krishnan, S Kaur, S Ghai - Asia-Pacific journal of oncology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective: Cervical cancer is one of the most common malignancies among women. The
present study aims to assess the risk factors for cervical cancer in women aged 25-80 years …

Knowledge, attitudes, and practice of cervical cancer prevention among health workers in rural health centres of Northern Uganda

JH Obol, S Lin, MJ Obwolo, R Harrison, R Richmond - BMC cancer, 2021 - Springer
Background Cervical cancer is a leading cancer and cause of premature death among
women in Uganda aged 15 to 44 years. To address the increasing burden of cervical cancer …

Determinants and levels of cervical Cancer screening uptake among women of reproductive age in South Africa: evidence from South Africa Demographic and health …

ME Akokuwebe, ES Idemudia, AM Lekulo… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Cervical cancer (CC) is the cancer with the most incidents and the leading
cause of cancer mortality among women in South Africa. CC screening is one of the most …

[PDF][PDF] Cancer of the cervix and cervical screening: Current knowledge, attitude and practices of female health workers in Sokoto, Nigeria

MO Oche, AU Kaoje, G Gana, JT Ango - Int J Med Med Sci, 2013 - academicjournals.org
This descriptive cross sectional study assessed the knowledge, attitude and practices of
female health workers at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto with …

Cervical cancer screening: assessment of perception and utilization of services among health workers in low resource setting

CC Ifemelumma, CC Anikwe… - International journal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Cervical cancer is a preventable disease and the most common cancer among
women in Nigeria. Objectives. To appraise the perception and utilization of cervical cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Human papillomavirus prevalence and risk factors among HIV-negative and HIV-positive women residing in rural Eastern Cape, South Africa

O Taku, CB Businge, ML Mdaka, K Phohlo… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate the prevalence of high-risk (HR) human papillomavirus (HPV) and
factors associated with HR-HPV infection among women from rural Eastern Cape, South …

Nurses' and midwives' knowledge, attitudes, and acceptance regarding human papillomavirus vaccination in Ghana: a cross-sectional study

NI Ebu, GE Abotsi-Foli, DF Gakpo - BMC nursing, 2021 - Springer
Background Nurses and midwives play important roles in educating the public on cervical
cancer prevention strategies. Aim This study sought to assess nurses' and midwives' …

Role and knowledge of nurses in the management of non-communicable diseases in Africa: A scoping review

J Toniolo, EB Ngoungou, PM Preux, P Beloni - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background 31.4 million people in low-and middle-income countries die from chronic
diseases annually, particularly in Africa. To address this, strategies such as task-shifting from …