Furaha Serventi
Biographic Data
| ID | 7753623 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Furaha Serventi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Furaha |
| FAMILY NAME | Serventi |
| SIGNATURE | SERVENTI F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0295-2502 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The growing and urgent need for interventions to mitigate cancer-related stigma in sub-Saharan Africa
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Understanding the role of the husband in supporting early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for breast cancer patients in Northern Tanzania
Majority of patients, providers, and traditional healers described unsupportive husbands as a component contributing to the delayed presentation and negative experiences of patients. We inferred that spousal financial concerns and societal stigma often drove husband rejection, which resulted in a lack of emotional and financial support for patients and contributed to delays in diagnosis and treatment. Improvements in husband education and communi…
Tanzanian Women ́s Knowledge About Cervical Cancer and HPV and Their Prevalence of Positive via Cervical Screening Results. Data From a Prevention and Awareness Campaign in Northern Tanzania, 2017 – 2…
There is an alarming lack of knowledge about cervical cancer and, to a lesser Extent, about HPV among the study participants. Having health insurance influenced the level of knowledge significantly. Outreach programs in rural areas appear to target the population in need of health education. Low positive VIA screening results are paralleled with lower HIV rates among the women. We assume that the high density of primary health care coverage in no…
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Tanzanian Women ́s Knowledge About Cervical Cancer and HPV and Their Prevalence of Positive via Cervical Screening Results. Data From a Prevention and Awareness Campaign in Northern Tanzania, 2017 – 2…
There is an alarming lack of knowledge about cervical cancer and, to a lesser Extent, about HPV among the study participants. Having health insurance influenced the level of knowledge significantly. Outreach programs in rural areas appear to target the population in need of health education. Low positive VIA screening results are paralleled with lower HIV rates among the women. We assume that the high density of primary health care coverage in no…
Understanding the role of the husband in supporting early detection, diagnosis, and treatment for breast cancer patients in Northern Tanzania
Majority of patients, providers, and traditional healers described unsupportive husbands as a component contributing to the delayed presentation and negative experiences of patients. We inferred that spousal financial concerns and societal stigma often drove husband rejection, which resulted in a lack of emotional and financial support for patients and contributed to delays in diagnosis and treatment. Improvements in husband education and communi…
The growing and urgent need for interventions to mitigate cancer-related stigma in sub-Saharan Africa
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (3 works) · Cancer (2 works) · Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Gynecology (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Qualitative research (2 works) · Socioeconomics (2 works)