Publications by authors named "J Tsoka-Gwegweni"

Objective: This review assessed men's involvement and the predictors of their involvement in cervical cancer screening.

Methods: We conducted a comprehensive search of the following electronic databases: PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, African, Web of Science, and Scopus. The search was limited to articles published between January 2010 and January 2023.

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Background: Cervical cancer (CC) is a leading cause of cancer mortality in Eswatini. Preventative programs are readily available at the primary health facilities. Recently, the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine has been introduced targeting both in- and out-of-school girls ages between 9 and 14 years old.

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Introduction: The increased risk of cervical cancer among HIV+ women is higher compared to HIV - women. A majority of HIV+ care programs offer integrated cervical cancer screening. In Eswatini, the health care system has incorporated two screening modalities, visual acetic acid test and pap smear, into HIV programs.

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Introduction: The occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted health systems, resulting in varied outcomes of different variables in terms of health. Due to the nature of the causative organism that is spread mainly in the air, the disease rapidly spread to numerous countries, leading to a series of mitigation measures being proposed and implemented, including but not limited to travel restrictions, decongesting and in some instances closure of workplaces and schools and banning of social gatherings. This could have negatively impacted implementing strategies meant to ensure the effective management of malaria, hoping to eliminate it in different countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

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