Factors associated with cervical cancer screening among women attending maternal child health clinics in Kenya
Cervical cancer screening and linkage to treatment for women with abnormal results was low among women aged ≥ 25 years attending immunization clinics in Kenya. Higher screening uptake in WLWH and in high HIV-burden counties was presumably due to the integration of cervical cancer screening within HIV care.
Authors
- William Macharia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4428-862X)
- Janet Itindi
- Jillian Neary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1166-0760)
- Christine J. McGrath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3396-0350)
- Valerian Mwenda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1956-7440)
- Marleen Temmerman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2069-8752)
- Loise Nthambi
- Michael H. Chung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7315-5092)
- Grace C. John-Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4301-1573)
- Evelyn Wangari
- Joshua Nyagol
- Benson O. Singa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6605-324X)
- Stephen Mogere
- Agnes Langat
- Edward Nyabs
Institutions
- University of Nairobi (KE)
- Emory University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Pwani University (KE)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- Technical University of Mombasa (KE)
- Aga Khan University Nairobi (KE)
- Ministry of Health (KE)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Women s Health
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-04048-9
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Washington
- U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Center for AIDS Research, University of Washington
- Fogarty International Center