Overcoming barriers to cervical cancer prevention in Afghanistan: The imperative for an <scp>HPV</scp> vaccination and screening program
Synopsis Urgent action is required to implement cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination programs in Afghanistan to address rising incidence and fatalities amidst political and humanitarian crises.
Authors
- Koray Görkem Saçıntı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8602-9714)
- Saeeda Saeed
- Elif Göknur Topçu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1362-6224)
- Rowaida Sadat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7897-5161)
Institutions
- Aksaray University (TR)
- Ankara University (TR)
- Herat University (AF)
- Istanbul Health and Technology University
- Hacettepe University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.15956
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39