Barriers to utilisation of cervical cancer screening in Sub Sahara Africa: a systematic review

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Lim, J N W ^a   Ojo, A A ^b  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

barriers; cervical cancer screening; Sub Sahara Africa; systematic review

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION BARRIER; COST; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EARLY CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SHAME; SPOUSE; STEREOTYPING; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; UTILIZATION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CULTURE; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOUSEKEEPING; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SELF CONCEPT; SHAME; SPOUSES; STEREOTYPING; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84958818301     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12444     Document Type: Article

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