Perceptions and barriers to cervical cancer screening in a rural district of Mutoko, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe.
In the World Health Organization's (WHO) report on the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), member states of the African region committed themselves to implement the new concept of reproductive health that is centred on human needs and development throughout the life cycle. The ICPD's programme of action gave a further impetus to reproductive health by recognising reproductive and sexual rights as important factors in development. The major thrust areas which included cervical cancer screening, were also adopted by the World Health Assembly in its resolution WHA 48.10 and the Regional Committee at its 44th session in Brazzaville in its resolution AFR/RC44/R11.
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University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe. ftarwire@mweb.co.zw
D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016387:Women's Health; D015030:Zimbabwe