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Cervical Cancer Screening Knowledge and Behavior among Women Attending an Urban HIV Clinic in Western Kenya.

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Rosser, JI; Njoroge, B; Huchko, MJ
Published in: J Cancer Educ
September 2015

Cervical cancer is a highly preventable disease that disproportionately affects women in developing countries and women with HIV. As integrated HIV and cervical cancer screening programs in Sub-Saharan Africa mature, we have an opportunity to measure the impact of outreach and education efforts and identify areas for future improvement. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 106 women enrolled in care at an integrated HIV clinic in the Nyanza Province of Kenya 5 years after the start of a cervical cancer screening program. Female clinic attendees who met clinic criteria for cervical cancer screening were asked to complete an oral questionnaire assessing their cervical cancer knowledge, attitudes, and screening history. Ninety-nine percent of women had heard of screening, 70 % felt at risk, and 84 % had been screened. Increased duration of HIV diagnosis was associated with feeling at risk and with a screening history. Nearly half (48 %) of women said they would not get screened if they had to pay for it.

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Published In

J Cancer Educ

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EISSN

1543-0154

Publication Date

September 2015

Volume

30

Issue

3

Start / End Page

567 / 572

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
  • Urban Population
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Public Health
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Middle Aged
  • Kenya
  • Inservice Training
  • Humans
 

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Rosser, J. I., Njoroge, B., & Huchko, M. J. (2015). Cervical Cancer Screening Knowledge and Behavior among Women Attending an Urban HIV Clinic in Western Kenya. J Cancer Educ, 30(3), 567–572. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-014-0787-7
Rosser, Joelle I., Betty Njoroge, and Megan J. Huchko. “Cervical Cancer Screening Knowledge and Behavior among Women Attending an Urban HIV Clinic in Western Kenya.J Cancer Educ 30, no. 3 (September 2015): 567–72. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-014-0787-7.
Rosser JI, Njoroge B, Huchko MJ. Cervical Cancer Screening Knowledge and Behavior among Women Attending an Urban HIV Clinic in Western Kenya. J Cancer Educ. 2015 Sep;30(3):567–72.
Rosser, Joelle I., et al. “Cervical Cancer Screening Knowledge and Behavior among Women Attending an Urban HIV Clinic in Western Kenya.J Cancer Educ, vol. 30, no. 3, Sept. 2015, pp. 567–72. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s13187-014-0787-7.
Rosser JI, Njoroge B, Huchko MJ. Cervical Cancer Screening Knowledge and Behavior among Women Attending an Urban HIV Clinic in Western Kenya. J Cancer Educ. 2015 Sep;30(3):567–572.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Cancer Educ

DOI

EISSN

1543-0154

Publication Date

September 2015

Volume

30

Issue

3

Start / End Page

567 / 572

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
  • Urban Population
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Public Health
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care
  • Middle Aged
  • Kenya
  • Inservice Training
  • Humans