Beliefs, perceptions and health-seeking behaviours in relation to cervical cancer: a qualitative study among women in Uganda following completion of an HPV vaccination campaign.
(2016) In Global Health Action 9.- Abstract
- Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda. Despite earlier information campaigns to introduce human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination, which also targeted cervical cancer, misinterpretation and misunderstanding of the subject remain high. Women in Uganda present with cervical cancer at an advanced stage due to poor health-seeking behaviours, with an associated high mortality rate. This project explored beliefs, attitudes, perceptions, and health-seeking behaviours in relation to cervical cancer among women in Uganda after an HPV vaccination project had been rolled out.
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- author
- Hasahya, Olivia Topister ; Berggren, Vanja LU ; Sematimba, Douglas ; Nabirye, Rose Chalo and Kumakech, Edward
- organization
- publishing date
- 2016
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- Global Health Action
- volume
- 9
- article number
- 29336
- publisher
- Co-Action Publishing
- external identifiers
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- pmid:26895145
- scopus:84969286291
- wos:000377788800001
- pmid:28157050
- ISSN
- 1654-9880
- DOI
- 10.3402/gha.v9.29336
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 24f53091-1c52-436e-93d6-1c1b7f0e8755 (old id 8825015)
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abstract = {{Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Uganda. Despite earlier information campaigns to introduce human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination, which also targeted cervical cancer, misinterpretation and misunderstanding of the subject remain high. Women in Uganda present with cervical cancer at an advanced stage due to poor health-seeking behaviours, with an associated high mortality rate. This project explored beliefs, attitudes, perceptions, and health-seeking behaviours in relation to cervical cancer among women in Uganda after an HPV vaccination project had been rolled out.}},
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language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{Co-Action Publishing}},
series = {{Global Health Action}},
title = {{Beliefs, perceptions and health-seeking behaviours in relation to cervical cancer: a qualitative study among women in Uganda following completion of an HPV vaccination campaign.}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v9.29336}},
doi = {{10.3402/gha.v9.29336}},
volume = {{9}},
year = {{2016}},
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