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Project

Acceptability of conventional screening through gynaecological examination and of vaccination as preventive measures for cervical cancer
Code
3F028110
Duration
01 October 2010 → 30 September 2014
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Endocrinology and metabolic diseases
    • Gynaecology and obstetrics
    • Morphological sciences
    • Oncology
    • Endocrinology and metabolic diseases
    • Gynaecology and obstetrics
    • Morphological sciences
    • Oncology
    • Public health care
    • Public health sciences
    • Public health services
    • Social medical sciences
    • Nursing
    • Endocrinology and metabolic diseases
    • Gynaecology and obstetrics
    • Morphological sciences
    • Oncology
Keywords
prevention vaccination acceptability cervical cancer
 
Project description
 

Cervical cancer, caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), is responsable for almost 500,000.00 deaths a year most victims live in Sub-Saharan Africa. With the invention of the HPV vaccine, primary prevention became possible, next to secondary prevention techniques. Before implementing large-scale vaccination programmes however, acceptability of the vaccine by the target group needs to be assessed to guarantee high coverage.