Evaluating a community-based cervical cancer screening strategy in Western Kenya: a descriptive study
Abstract Background The incidence of cervical cancer in Kenya is among the highest in the world. Few Kenyan women are able to access screening, thus fueling the high cervical cancer burden. Self-collected human papilloma Virus (HPV) tests, administered during community-health campaigns in rural area...
Main Authors: | Megan Swanson, Saduma Ibrahim, Cinthia Blat, Sandra Oketch, Easter Olwanda, May Maloba, Megan J Huchko |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-07-01
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Series: | BMC Women's Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12905-018-0586-0 |
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