Barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening among under-screened women in Cuenca, Ecuador: the perspectives of women and health professionals

• Egile Nagusiak: Bernardo Vega Crespo (Egilea), Vivian Alejandra Neira (Egilea), José Ortíz Segarra (Egilea), Andrés Andrade (Egilea), Gabriela Guerra (Egilea), Stalin Ortiz (Egilea), Antonieta Flores (Egilea), Lorena Mora (Egilea), Veronique Verhoeven (Egilea), Ana Gama (Egilea), Sónia Dias (Egilea), Bo Verberckmoes (Egilea), Heleen Vermandere (Egilea), Kristien Michelsen (Egilea), Olivier Degomme (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Cervical cancer screening is a cost-effective method responsible for reducing cervical cancer-related mortality by 70% in countries that have achieved high coverage through nationwide screening strategies. However, there are disparities in access to screening. In Ecuador, althoug...