Challenges in implementing a cervical screening program in South Africa

Cancer Detection and Prevention

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 361-368

  Moodley, J ^a   Kawonga, M ^b   Bradley, J ^c   Hoffman, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c ENGENDERHEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Cervical screening; Clinical records; Community awareness; Data collection; Health system interventions; Interventions; National screening policy; Papanicolaou (Pap) smears; Record keeping; Service organizations; South Africa; Squamous intraepithelial lesions; Staff training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIOPSY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; COLPOSCOPY; COMMUNICATION AID; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SCREENING TEST; SOUTH AFRICA; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SOUTH AFRICA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 33748756599     PISSN: 0361090X     EISSN: 15251500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cdp.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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