Determinants of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Rural Women in Zimbabwe.

Objective: To identify the determinants of cervical cancer (CC) screening among underserved rural women in Zimbabwe.

Design: Community-based cross-sectional survey.

Sample: 840 rural women (25-65 years).

The impact of DNA tumor viruses in low-to-middle income countries (LMICS): A literature review.

DNA viruses are common in the human population and act as aetiological agents of cancer on a large scale globally. They include the human papillomaviruses (HPV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), hepatitis viruses, and human polyomaviruses. Oncogenic viruses employ different mechanisms to induce cancer.

Gaps and opportunities for cervical cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care: evidence from midterm review of the Zimbabwe cervical Cancer prevention and control strategy (2016-2020).

Background: Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer amongst women globally and it accounts for the majority of cancer deaths among females in Zimbabwe. The objective of this midterm review analysis was to identify the gaps and opportunities for cervical cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care to inform the next cervical cancer strategy in Zimbabwe.

Methods: A mixed methods approach was used for the midterm review.

Assessment of quality of obstetric care in Zimbabwe using the standard primipara.

Background: To improve maternity services in any country, there is need to monitor the quality of obstetric care. There is usually disparity of obstetric care and outcomes in most countries among women giving birth in different obstetric units. However, comparing the quality of obstetric care is difficult because of heterogeneous population characteristics and the difference in prevalence of complications.