%0 Journal Article
%T An analysis of key stakeholders¡¯ attitudes and beliefs about barriers and facilitating factors in the development of a cervical cancer prevention program in South Africa
%A SA Francis
%A KA Leser
%A EE Esmont
%A FM Griffith2
%J African Journal of Reproductive Health
%D 2013
%I Women's Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC)
%X Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer related deaths among women. Each year there are approximately 250,000 deaths; most of which occurred in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America. The purpose of this report is to examine key stakeholders experience and knowledge of HPV and cervical cancer, examine their experiences with the current cervical cancer screening and treatment policy, and identify barriers and facilitating factors to vaccine implementation and uptake. Fifteen indepth interviews were conducted with key stakeholders in Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. The interviews revealed several key findings including: 1) knowledge about HPV and cervical cancer varied across participants, 2) knowledge about cervical cancer was also mixed while knowledge about the relationship between HPV and cervical cancer was low among participants. Our findings indicate that key stakeholders are concerned about women¡¯s health and wellbeing. In addition, they believe that the government, families, and the media need to play a prominent role in prevention efforts. R¨¦sum¨¦ Le cancer du col est la principale cause de d¨¦c¨¨s li¨¦s au cancer chez les femmes. Chaque ann¨¦e, il y a environ 250.000 d¨¦c¨¨s, la plupart se produisant en Afrique sub-saharienne, en Asie du Sud et en Am¨¦rique latine. Le but de ce rapport est d'examiner l'exp¨¦rience des partis prenants cl¨¦s et la connaissance sur le cancer du col ut¨¦rin et le VPH, d¡¯examiner leurs exp¨¦riences avec le d¨¦pistage du cancer du col de l'ut¨¦rus et des politiques actuelles du traitement et d'identifier les obstacles et les facteurs qui facilitent la mise en oeuvre du vaccin et son acceptation. Quinze entrevues en profondeur ont ¨¦t¨¦ men¨¦es aupr¨¨s des intervenants cl¨¦s au Cap et ¨¤ Johannesburg, en Afrique du Sud. Les entrevues ont r¨¦v¨¦l¨¦ plusieurs r¨¦sultats cl¨¦s, notamment: 1) les connaissances sur le VPH et le cancer du col de l'ut¨¦rus varie selon les participantes, 2) les connaissances sur le cancer du col de l'ut¨¦rus ont ¨¦galement ¨¦t¨¦ variables tandis que la connaissance sur la relation entre le VPH et le cancer du col de l'ut¨¦rus ¨¦tait faible chez les participantes. Nos r¨¦sultats indiquent que les principaux partis prenants sont pr¨¦occup¨¦s de la sant¨¦ et du bien-¨ºtre des femmes. En outre, ils estiment que le gouvernement, les familles et les m¨¦dias doivent jouer un r le de premier plan dans les efforts de pr¨¦vention.
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