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Knowledge and beliefs on cervical cancer and practices on cervical cancer screening among women aged 20 to 50 years in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2012: a cross-sectional study

Bernard Sawadogo, Gitta N Sheba, Elizeus Rutebemberwa, Mamadou Sawadogo, Nicola Meda

Pan African Medical Journal · 2014 · 44 citations · 12 references

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Knowledge and belief regarding cervical cancer is limited among Ouagadougou women and screening rate is low. There is need to enhance health education regarding Human papillomavirus and cervical cancer.

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