Knowledge of cervical cancer screening among women across different socio-economic regions of China

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Background and Objective China has a high burden of cervical cancer (CC) and wide disparities in CC burden exist among different socio-economic regions. In order to reduce these disparities, China's government launched the National Cervical Cancer Screening Program in Rural Areas (NCCSPRA) in 2009. Understanding the factors associated with underutilization of CC screening among target populations is important to improve the screening participation rate, and a high participation rate is key to achieving the goals of a screening program. However, data on the knowledge of CC among target populations in program areas is lacking in China. This study will investigate the knowledge of CC prevention and control among women in specific project counties to develop a better understanding of factors that might influence CC screening participation in order to improve the implementation of the NCCSPRA.

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Di, J., Rutherford, S., Wu, J., Song, B., Ma, L., Chen, J., & Chu, C. (2015). Knowledge of cervical cancer screening among women across different socio-economic regions of China. PLoS ONE, 10(12). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144819

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