Determinants of cervical cancer screening utilization among HIV-positive women, in public general hospitals of Central Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2020: Case-control study
Tsega Gebremichael Gebremeskel, Merkeb Zeray Gebretatios · 2023
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Gebremeskel and Gebretatios probe why HIV-positive women miss cervix screening in Ethiopia. Cervix cancer is the second top cancer harm for women there. Screening use stays low in the study zone despite that toll. The team sought traits that set screened and unscreened women apart.
The study ran in public hospitals in the Tigray central zone. It held 400 unscreened cases and 400 screened controls. All women were HIV-positive and in hospital care. Forms logged health, home, and clinic facts for each woman. Traits that tracked with screening were weighed in the pool. Results may guide outreach to lift screening rates.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tsega Gebremichael Gebremeskel, Merkeb Zeray Gebretatios |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |