Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

The state of cervical cancer screening services and barriers to uptake in Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire in 2017: A mixed methods study

Simon Pierre Boni
  • Simon Pierre Boni
  • Programme National de Lutte contre le Cancer, Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire.
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Rodrigue Willy Simo
  • Rodrigue Willy Simo
  • London school of Hygiene and tropical medicine London, UK.
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Alexandra Bitty-Anderson
  • Alexandra Bitty-Anderson
  • Programme PAC-CI, Treichville, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Jean-Claude Kouassi Comoe
  • Jean-Claude Kouassi Comoe
  • Programme National de Lutte contre le Cancer, Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire.
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Innocent Adoubi
  • Innocent Adoubi
  • Programme National de Lutte contre le Cancer, Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire.
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Apollinaire Horo
  • Apollinaire Horo
  • Service de Gynécologie obstétrique, CHU de Yopougon, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Boris Kevin Tchounga
  • Boris Kevin Tchounga
  • Programme PAC-CI, Treichville, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
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  •  Received: 12 September 2022
  •  Accepted: 30 January 2023
  •  Published: 31 May 2023

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