Title |
Cervical cancer prevention in reproductive health services: knowledge, attitudes and practices of midwives in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa
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Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, April 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-14-165 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Boris K Tchounga, Antoine Jaquet, Patrick A Coffie, Apollinaire Horo, Catherine Sauvaget, Innocent Adoubi, Privat Guie, François Dabis, Annie J Sasco, Didier K Ekouevi |
Abstract |
Cervical cancer is the most common cancer among women and the leading cause of cancer deaths in women in Côte d'Ivoire. Low resource countries can now prevent this cancer by using HPV vaccine and effective and affordable screening tests. However the implementation of these prevention strategies needs well-trained human resources. Part of the solution could come from midwives by integrating cervical cancer prevention into reproductive health services. The aim of this survey was to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices of midwives towards cervical cancer prevention in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, and to find out factors associated with appropriate knowledge. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 1 | 25% |
Unknown | 3 | 75% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 1 | <1% |
Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
Ghana | 1 | <1% |
Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 199 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Bachelor | 36 | 18% |
Student > Master | 35 | 17% |
Researcher | 20 | 10% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 6% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 13 | 6% |
Other | 34 | 17% |
Unknown | 52 | 26% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 77 | 38% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 46 | 23% |
Social Sciences | 8 | 4% |
Psychology | 3 | 1% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | <1% |
Other | 13 | 6% |
Unknown | 54 | 27% |