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. 2011 May;8(5):e1001032.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001032. Epub 2011 May 17.

Advancing cervical cancer prevention initiatives in resource-constrained settings: insights from the Cervical Cancer Prevention Program in Zambia

Mulindi H Mwanahamuntu  1 , Vikrant V Sahasrabuddhe, Sharon Kapambwe, Krista S Pfaendler, Carla Chibwesha, Gracilia Mkumba, Victor Mudenda, Michael L Hicks, Sten H Vermund, Jeffrey S A Stringer, Groesbeck P Parham
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Advancing cervical cancer prevention initiatives in resource-constrained settings: insights from the Cervical Cancer Prevention Program in Zambia

Mulindi H Mwanahamuntu et al. PLoS Med. 2011 May.

Abstract

Groesbeck Parham and colleagues describe their Cervical Cancer Prevention Program in Zambia, which has provided services to over 58,000 women over the past five years, and share lessons learned from the program's implementation and integration with existing HIV/AIDS programs.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Cumulative enrollment graph of women accessing services in the Cervical Cancer Prevention Program in Zambia between 2006 and 2010.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Program evaluation indicators of the Cervical Cancer Prevention Program in Zambia.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Conceptual Framework guiding the program development and operations of the Cervical Cancer Prevention Program in Zambia.
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