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Predictors of cervical cancer screening among Kenyan women

Results of a nested case-control study in a nationally representative survey

Bibliographic Data

ID15381818
AuthorsAnne Ng’ang’a (Ministry of Health, corresponding author), Mary Nyangasi (0000-0003-1889-0702, Ministry of Health), Nancy G Nkonge (Kenyatta National Hospital), Eunice Gathitu (Ministry of Health), Joseph Kibachio (Ministry of Health), Peter Gichangi (0000-0001-9636-165X, University of Nairobi), Richard G Wamai (0000-0001-6566-5159, Eastern University), Catherine Kyobutungi (0000-0002-5344-5631, African Population and Health Research Center)
Year2018
Volume18
IssueS3
Pages1221-1221
Publication date2018-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-018-6054-9
PMID30400916
OpenAlexW2900141319
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited57

Uptake of cervical cancer screening is low despite high awareness. Strategies to improve cervical cancer screening in Kenya should be implemented with messages targeting persons with both risky and non-risky lifestyles especially younger women with no formal education living in rural areas

Biostatistics · Cancer · Cancer screening · Cervical cancer · Environmental health · Gynecology · Logistic regression · Pathology · Population · Public health · Cervical Cancer and HPV Research · Demography · Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Medicine · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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Unique citing works11
Citations per year1,83
Citation span2020 - 2025 (6)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 11
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