ArticleBMJ global health2025
Intersectional stigma and resilience in the uptake of cervical cancer prevention services in Nigeria: a qualitative study.
Article in BMJ global health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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.
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.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
16 authors.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundCervical cancer is one of the leading causes of death among women in Africa, but stigma often delays cervical cancer prevention. We explore the perceptions, enablers and nurturers through the lens of intersectional stigma in the uptake of cervical cancer prevention services in Nigeria.
methodIndepth interviews and focus group discussions were conducted among women aged 30-65 years and girls aged 9-26 years in Lagos, Nigeria. Data were analysed thematically. Using the relationships and expectation domain of the PEN-3 cultural model, we identified perceptions, enablers and nurturers related to the uptake of primary and secondary cervical cancer prevention services in Nigeria. We also explored how social identities may intersect with health-related stigmas and affect the uptake of these services.
resultWe interviewed 31 women and 31 girls. 61% of the participants were Christians and 39% were Muslims and were from the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria: Igbo (34%), Hausa (38%) and Yoruba (28%). Themes emerging from the data: (1) positive perceptions (self-efficacy): many women understood the importance of protecting themselves and their daughters from cervical cancer and strongly believed that they could educate their partners/husbands and would not let other people's experiences with the vaccine influence them negatively. (2) Negative perceptions (anticipated stigma): some women expressed that because the human papillomavirus that causes cervical cancer is mainly sexually transmitted, they were concerned that they may be perceived as being promiscuous if they decide to commence routine cervical cancer screening. (3) Enablers (social support): nearly all women wanted the support of their spouses before receiving cervical cancer screening. (4) Nurturers (resilience): many clearly understood the complex social and economic realities faced by Nigerians that negatively affect their access to healthcare.
conclusionThese findings offer intersectional insights into advancing public health and culturally anchored interventions to preventing cervical cancer-related stigma in Nigeria.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.