Factors Associated with Uptake of Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) for Cervical Cancer Screening in Western Kenya.

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...

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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
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:	PLoS ONE
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4911084?pdf=render

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