Integration of HIV and cervical cancer screening perceptions and preferences of communities in Uganda

BMC Women's Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Kumakech, Edward ^a,b   Andersson, SÖren ^a,c   Wabinga, Henry ^b   Berggren, Vanja ^d  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; HIV; Integration; Perceptions; Screening; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COMMUNITY INTEGRATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONFLICT; CONTENT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; FATIGUE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HIV TEST; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STRESS; UGANDA; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HIV INFECTIONS; MASS SCREENING; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UGANDA; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925124216     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12905-015-0183-4     Document Type: Article

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