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A cross-sectional study of barriers to cervical cancer screening uptake in Ghana: An application of the health belief model

BACKGROUND: The high incidence (32.9, age-standardized per 100,000) and mortality (23.0, age-standardized per 100,000) of cervical cancer (CC) in Ghana have been largely attributed to low screening uptake (0.8%). Although the low cost (Visual inspection with acetic acid) screening services available...

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Autores principales: Ampofo, Ama G., Adumatta, Afia D., Owusu, Esther, Awuviry-Newton, Kofi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7192489/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32352983
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231459