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BMC Public Health
December 2024
Mersin City Education and Training Hospital, Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korukent District 96015 St. Mersin Entegre Sağlık Kampüsü, Toroslar/Mersin, 33240, Türkiye.
Background: The influx of Syrian refugees since 2012 has introduced demographic changes in Türkiye that face significant barriers to healthcare, particularly for women's health and cervical cancer awareness. Studies indicate alarmingly low awareness, with only 4% of Syrian women aware of the smear test.
Objective: This study examines cervical cancer awareness among Syrian refugee women in Türkiye and assesses the impact of sociocultural factors-education level, healthcare access, and language proficiency-on healthcare utilization.
Open Forum Infect Dis
December 2024
Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Objective: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines and DNA testing roll out in resource-constrained settings. We evaluated the natural history of HPV infections in African women to contribute to normative guidance.
Methods: Women aged 16 to 35 years were enrolled from 3 sites in South Africa and Kenya and followed quarterly for 18 months.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev
November 2024
Universidade do Estado do, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Background And Objective: Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes almost all cases of cervical cancer and its prevalence can be significantly reduced by vaccines. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of preneoplastic and neoplastic uterine cervix lesions in the cytology of Brazilian women aged 20-24 yr before and after the HPV vaccination campaign. The study also correlates these findings with the proportional coverage of first and second doses for this population.
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November 2024
Department of Statistics, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria.
Background: Soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) and schistosomiasis are parasitic neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) of significant public health importance globally, including Nigeria. Urogenital schistosomiasis is highly endemic in Apojola, a rural community in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, but data on STH and intestinal schistosomiasis in the neglected community are lacking.
Objectives: To determine the prevalence and intensity of STH and intestinal schistosomiasis and the risk factors associated with the infections in Apojola.
Womens Health (Lond)
October 2024
Laboratory of Solid Tumors, Montpellier University Hospital, PCCEI, University of Montpellier, INSERM, Montpellier, France.
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