"Cervical Cancer—A Silent Disease in the Community”—A Qualitative Study on Awareness of Cervical Cancer in Tanzania
This study highlights limited knowledge and persistent misconceptions about CC and its prevention among men and women in both urban and rural areas of Tanzania. Structural and sociocultural barriers, including low health literacy, financial constraints, gender norms, and misinformation, hinder access to screening and HPV vaccination. Engaging male partners, opinion leaders, and communities through targeted education and improved health communication is essential. These findings provide foundational knowledge to inform policy and design context-sensitive interventions to reduce the CC burden in Tanzania and similar low-resource settings.
Authors
- Hélio Manhica (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3893-2543)
- Chauka Mtuya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4203-9941)
- Furaha Serventi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0295-2502)
- Jenny Cadstedt
- Rogathe Machange (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2199-0238)
- Declare Mushi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4742-9376)
- Janet Yvonne Mattsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4091-3432)
- Gunilla Björling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1445-900X)
- Paulo Kidayi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2868-3424)
Institutions
- Linnaeus University (SE)
- University of South-Eastern Norway (NO)
- Röda Korsets Högskola (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Moshi Co-operative University (TZ)
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (TZ)
- Jönköping University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- SAGE Open Nursing
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23779608251393079
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00