"Easy women get it": pre-existing stigma associated with HPV and cervical cancer in a low-resource setting prior to implementation of an HPV screen-and-treat program

• Main Authors: Rachel M. Morse (Author), Joanna Brown (Author), Julia C. Gage (Author), Bryn A. Prieto (Author), Magdalena Jurczuk (Author), Andrea Matos (Author), Javier Vásquez Vásquez (Author), Reyles Ríos Reátegui (Author), Graciela Meza-Sanchez (Author), Luis Antonio Díaz Córdova (Author), Patti E. Gravitt (Author), J. Kathleen Tracy (Author), Valerie A. Paz-Soldan (Author), the Proyecto Precancer Study Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cervical cancer is preventable with vaccination and early detection and treatment programs. However, for these programs to work as intended, stigma related to HPV and cervical cancer must be understood and addressed. We explored pre-existing stigma associated with HPV and cervica...