Open AccessLifetime Prevalence of Cervical Cancer Screening in 55 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Author(s) -
Julia M. Lemp,
JanWalter De Neve,
Hermann Bussmann,
Simiao Chen,
Jennifer ManneGoehler,
Michaela Theilmann,
Maja E. Marcus,
Cara Ebert,
Charlotte Probst,
Lindiwe Tsabedze-Sibanyoni,
Lela Sturua,
Joseph Kibachio,
Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam,
João Martins,
Dismand Stéphan Houinato,
Corine Houéhanou,
Mongal Singh Gurung,
Gladwell Gathecha,
Farshad Farzadfar,
Scott DrydenPeterson,
Justine Davies,
Rifat Atun,
Sebastián Vollmer,
Till Bärnighausen,
Pascal Geldsetzer
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2020.16244
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer , interquartile range , demography , cross sectional study , population , developing country , global health , public health , low and middle income countries , environmental health , cancer , gerontology , surgery , economics , sociology , economic growth , nursing , pathology
The World Health Organization is developing a global strategy to eliminate cervical cancer, with goals for screening prevalence among women aged 30 through 49 years. However, evidence on prevalence levels of cervical cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is sparse.
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