NDLI: Understanding women’s and men’s perspectives on cervical cancer screening in Uganda: a qualitative study

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Author	Bouskill, Kathryn Wagner, Glenn J. Gizaw, Mahlet Matovu, Joseph KB Juncker, Margrethe Namisango, Eve Nakami, Sylvia Beyeza-Kashesya, Jolly Luyirika, Emmanuel Wanyenze, Rhoda K.
Abstract	Background Cervical cancer remains a significant but preventable threat to women’s health throughout much of the developing world, including Uganda. Cervical cancer screening and timely treatment of pre-cancerous lesions is a cost-effective means of mitigating cervical cancer morbidity and mortality. However, only 5% of women in Uganda have ever been screened. Barriers to screening, such as social stigma and access to safe conditions, have been previously identified, but insights into the role of male spouses in encouraging or discouraging screening have been limited. To our knowledge, no studies have compared barriers and facilitators among women who had or had not yet been screened and male partners of screened and unscreened women. Methods To resolve this gap, we conducted 7 focus groups– 3 among women who had been screened, 3 among those who had not been screened, and 1 among men whose female partners had or had not been screened. We performed qualitative thematic analysis on the focus group data. Results We identified several important factors impacting screening and the decision to screen among women, ranging from stigma, availability of screening, false beliefs around the procedure and side effects, and the role of spousal support in screening promotion. Male spousal perspectives for screening ranged from full support to hesitancy around male-performed exams and possible prolonged periods without intercourse. Conclusion This exploratory work demonstrates the importance of dialogue both among women and their male partners in enhancing screening uptake. Efforts to address screening uptake are necessary given that it is an important means of mitigating the burden of cervical cancer. Interventions along these lines need to take these barriers and facilitators into account in order to drive up demand for screening.
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ISSN	14712407
DOI	10.1186/s12885-024-12671-2
Journal	BMC Cancer
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	24
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2024-08-01
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Subject Keyword	Cancer Research Oncology Surgical Oncology Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Biomedicine Medicine Public Health Cervical cancer screening Barriers Facilitators Social beliefs Spousal support Uganda Medicine/Public Health
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Subject	Cancer Research Oncology Genetics
Journal Impact Factor	3.4/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	3.8/2023

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