Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening in India: Insights from National Family Health Survey-5 Data
Sociocultural and monetary factors have an unmistakable influence on cervical cancer screening uptake. Thus, aside from the continuous strengthening of the health system, our findings call for targeted mediations against misguided judgments and taboos alongside financial and social empowerment for better outcomes in India's cancer-screening policy.
Authors
- Sourav Kundu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9027-5734)
- Shibaji Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1594-9337)
- Sharmistha Sinha Gupta
- Atanu Dey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3174-4059)
Institutions
- Government Medical College (IN)
- Midnapore Medical College and Hospital (IN)
- Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira (IN)
- Government Medical College (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31557/apjcp.2025.26.5.1853
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00