September 5, 2025BMJ Global HealthOpen Access

The relationship between rural residence and cervical cancer screening in three sub-Saharan countries with different national screening policies

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JNJonas M. Ndeke MRMolly RosenbergUniversity of the Witwatersrand KYKaren Yeates

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Analysis compares cervical cancer screening prevalence in rural versus urban women aged 30-49 in sub-Saharan Africa, indicating persistent gaps based on residence type.

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Rural women showed significantly lower cervical cancer screening rates across sub-Saharan countries.
Screening prevalence was highest in Burkina Faso at 19.9%, while Ghana reported only 7.4%.
Tanzania demonstrated the widest screening gap of 13.1% for rural women compared to urban counterparts.
Data from the Demographic and Health Surveys highlights the need for targeted strategies to improve rural screening rates.

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Ndeke et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c2384fb210217d64776e15 https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018634

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Analysis compares cervical cancer screening prevalence in rural versus urban women aged 30-49 in sub-Saharan Africa, indicating persistent gaps based on residence type.

The relationship between rural residence and cervical cancer screening in three sub-Saharan countries with different national screening policies

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The relationship between rural residence and cervical cancer screening in three sub-Saharan countries with different national screening policies

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