Understanding cervical cancer: an exploration of lay perceptions, beliefs and knowledge about cervical cancer among the Acholi in northern Uganda

BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the most common cancer affecting women in Uganda; yet community understanding of the disease is limited. We explored community perceptions, beliefs and knowledge about the local names, causes, symptoms, course, treatment, and prognosis of cervical cancer in order to in...

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Autores principales: Mwaka, Amos Deogratius, Okello, Elialilia Sarikiaeli, Kiguli, Juliet, Rutebemberwa, Elizeus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4114129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25028122
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-14-84

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4114129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25028122
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6874-14-84

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