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Awareness of cervical cancer risk factors and preventive approaches, and perceived causes of cervical cancer among secondary school girls: a cross-sectional study in Northern Uganda

Published:2024-07-08 Issue:1 Volume:56 Page:
ISSN:0785-3890
Container-title:Annals of Medicine
language:en
Short-container-title:Annals of Medicine

Author:

Oringtho Stephen¹²,Mwaka Amos Deogratius³^ORCID,Garimoi Orach Christopher⁴,Wabinga Henry⁵

Affiliation:

1. Department of Community Health, Anaka General Hospital, Nwoya district, Gulu, Uganda

2. Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Uganda Christian University, Mukono, Uganda

3. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda

4. Department of Community Health and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

5. Department of Pathology, School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

Publisher

Informa UK Limited

Link

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/07853890.2024.2374860

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