Acceptability of cervical cancer screening via visual inspection with acetic acid or Lugol's iodine at Mulago Hospital, Uganda

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 262-265

  Busingye, Priscilla ^a   Nakimuli, Annettee ^a   Nabunya, Evelyn ^a   Mutyaba, Twaha ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Acetic acid; Cervical cancer; Lugol's iodine; Screening; Uganda; Visual inspection

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; LUGOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UGANDA; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VISUAL INSPECTION;

EID: 84869107999     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.06.015     Document Type: Article

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