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Women’s knowledge and attitudes related to cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening in Isiolo and Tharaka Nithi counties, Kenya: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the most common cancer among women in Kenya. However, only 3% of women are routinely screened. This study aimed to assess women’s knowledge and attitudes towards cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening in Kenya’s Isiolo and Tharaka Nithi counties. METHODS: A cros...

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Autores principales:	Gatumo, Murithi, Gacheri, Susan, Sayed, Abdul-Rauf, Scheibe, Andrew
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6052645/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30021564 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-018-4642-9

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