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- Title
Comprehensive knowledge about cervical cancer is low among women in Northwest Ethiopia.
- Authors
Getahun, Frehiwot; Mazengia, Fekadu; Abuhay, Mulunesh; Birhanu, Zelalem
- Abstract
Cervical cancer is the first most common cancer in women in sub-Saharan Africa followed by breast cancer. In Ethiopia, the incidence of cervical cancer is high i.e. 35.9 per 100,000 women. Low level of awareness, lack of effective screening programs, overshadowed by other health priorities (such as acquired immune deficiency syndrome, tuberculosis and malaria) and insufficient attention to women's health are the possible factors for the observed higher incidence rate of cervical cancers in the country. Data on knowledge of Ethiopian women regarding cervical cancer is lacking. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of women about cervical cancer and associated factors.
- Publication
BMC cancer, 2013, Vol 13, p2
- ISSN
1471-2407
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2407-13-2