ArticleAsia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing
Exploring Complicity of Cervical Cancer Screening in Malawi: The Interplay of Behavioral, Cultural, and Societal Influences.
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- Barriers and facilitators of cervical cancer screening among female healthcare professionals: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
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- Challenges regarding the implementation of cervical cancer screening guidelines in Limpopo province, South Africa.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2024Article
- Mobile health-delivered narrative intervention to increase cervical cancer screening among Malawian women living with HIV: A pilot randomized controlled trial.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2024Article
- Drivers of cervical cancer prevention and management in sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative synthesis of mixed studies.Health research policy and systems · 2024Review
- Barriers Associated with Adherence to Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Living with HIV in Nkhatabay District, Malawi: A Mixed-Methods Study.International journal of women's health · 2024Article
- Implementing Smartphone-Based Telemedicine for Cervical Cancer Screening in Uganda: Qualitative Study of Stakeholders' Perceptions.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Mapping Evidence on Management of Cervical Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Explaining socioeconomic inequality in cervical cancer screening uptake in Malawi.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Cervical cancer screening coverage and its related knowledge in southern Malawi.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Cervical cancer management in Zimbabwe (2019-2020).PloS one · 2022Article
- Registered nurses' perspectives on barriers of cervical cancer screening in Swaziland: a qualitative study.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
- Lay knowledge of cervical cancer in Manhiça district, Mozambique: a qualitative study.Reproductive health · 2020Article
- Health behavior and social crisis in the era of COVID-19 in Malawi: A decolonizing approach to a qualitative study.Nursing outlookArticle
- Integrating Cervical Cancer Screening into Rural Healthcare Delivery Systems for Better Patient Outcomes.Journal of mid-life healthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveCervical cancer is preventable, and early diagnosis is possible using low-cost technologies, but a scant number of women receive cancer screening in Malawi. This study aims to identify facilitators and barriers that influence the uptakes of cervical cancer screening behavior in Malawi.
methodsA rapid ethnographic approach with the goal of optimizing planning for a future intervention study was utilized. Data were collected from three focus groups and seven individual interviews with adults in their communities, stakeholders, and health-care providers.
resultsThree categories (sociocultural influences, access to the health-care system, and individual factors) have emerged as facilitators or barriers to cervical cancer screening among Malawian women. The findings also showed that cervical cancer screening behavior is situated socially through cultural and health-care services of a given community.
conclusionsCancer screenings are only sought when illness symptoms persist or worsen. Awareness and knowledge of cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening is low among both health-care providers and the general population. Health-care systems are donor driven and focus on a single disease, health-care access is the greatest challenge to cervical cancer screening, and health-care providers are not adequately prepared to work for rapid increase in the prevalence of cervical cancer. Integrating cervical cancer screening into the existing health-care system is sustainable way forward, and nurses prepared to handle cervical cancer management can play an essential role to promote cervical cancer screening in a health resource-constrained setting.
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