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SynthesisJournal of global oncology2018

Understanding Men's Perceptions of Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer Screening in Kampala, Uganda.

Erin Moses, Heather N Pedersen, Emily C Wagner, Musa Sekikubo, Deborah M Money, Gina S Ogilvie, Sheona M Mitchell-Foster

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Synthesis in Journal of global oncology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Erin MosesErin Moses, Emily C. Wagner, Deborah M. Money, and Gina S. Ogilvie, Women's Health Research Institute, BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre; Heather N. Pedersen, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; and Musa Sekikubo, Deborah M. Money, Gina S. Ogilvie, and Sheona M. Mitchell-Foster, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Heather N PedersenErin Moses, Emily C. Wagner, Deborah M. Money, and Gina S. Ogilvie, Women's Health Research Institute, BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre; Heather N. Pedersen, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; and Musa Sekikubo, Deborah M. Money, Gina S. Ogilvie, and Sheona M. Mitchell-Foster, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Emily C WagnerErin Moses, Emily C. Wagner, Deborah M. Money, and Gina S. Ogilvie, Women's Health Research Institute, BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre; Heather N. Pedersen, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; and Musa Sekikubo, Deborah M. Money, Gina S. Ogilvie, and Sheona M. Mitchell-Foster, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Musa SekikuboErin Moses, Emily C. Wagner, Deborah M. Money, and Gina S. Ogilvie, Women's Health Research Institute, BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre; Heather N. Pedersen, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; and Musa Sekikubo, Deborah M. Money, Gina S. Ogilvie, and Sheona M. Mitchell-Foster, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Deborah M MoneyErin Moses, Emily C. Wagner, Deborah M. Money, and Gina S. Ogilvie, Women's Health Research Institute, BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre; Heather N. Pedersen, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; and Musa Sekikubo, Deborah M. Money, Gina S. Ogilvie, and Sheona M. Mitchell-Foster, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Gina S OgilvieErin Moses, Emily C. Wagner, Deborah M. Money, and Gina S. Ogilvie, Women's Health Research Institute, BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre; Heather N. Pedersen, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; and Musa Sekikubo, Deborah M. Money, Gina S. Ogilvie, and Sheona M. Mitchell-Foster, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Sheona M Mitchell-FosterErin Moses, Emily C. Wagner, Deborah M. Money, and Gina S. Ogilvie, Women's Health Research Institute, BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre; Heather N. Pedersen, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; and Musa Sekikubo, Deborah M. Money, Gina S. Ogilvie, and Sheona M. Mitchell-Foster, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Women's Health Research Institute · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis preliminary study explores Ugandan men's knowledge and attitudes about human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer, and screening.

methodsA local physician led an education session about cervical cancer for 62 men in Kisenyi, Kampala in Uganda. Trained nurse midwives administered surveys to assess knowledge and attitudes before and after the education session.

resultsFrom the pre-education survey, only 24.6% of men had heard of HPV previously, and 59% of men had heard of cervical cancer. Posteducation, 54.5% of men believed only women could be infected with HPV and 32.7% of men believed antibiotics could cure HPV. Despite their limited knowledge, 98.2% of men stated they would support their partners to receive screening for cervical cancer, and 100% of men surveyed stated they would encourage their daughter to get the HPV vaccine if available.

conclusionsKnowledge of HPV and cervical cancer among Ugandan men is low. Even after targeted education, confusion remained about disease transmission and treatment. Ongoing education programs geared toward men and interventions to encourage spousal communication about reproductive health and shared decision making may improve awareness of cervical cancer prevention strategies.

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AdultEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHumansMalePapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsPerceptionQuality of LifeUgandaUterine Cervical Neoplasms

Identifiers

PMID30241236
PMCPMC6223419
OpenAlexW2786127119

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