Providers and government officials perspective of factors affecting human papilloma virus vaccination, cervical cancer screening and treatment in Kampala, Uganda- a qualitative study

Ronald Anguzu
Division of Epidemiology and Social Sciences, Institute for Health and Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin, United States.
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Simon Kibira

Simon Kibira
Department of Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Makerere School of Public Health, Uganda.
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Danielle Savino

Danielle Savino
Medical College of Wisconsin, United States.
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Courtney Jankowski

Courtney Jankowski
Division of Epidemiology and Social Sciences, Institute for Health and Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin, United States.
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Robert Lukande

Robert Lukande
Department of Pathology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda.
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Simon Kasasa

Simon Kasasa
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda.
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Kirsten Beyer

Kirsten Beyer
Division of Epidemiology and Social Sciences, Institute for Health and Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin, United States.
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Article Number - C20096370304
Vol.23(1), pp. 1-15 , February 2023
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJMHS2022.0227

Received: 14 July 2022
Accepted: 06 January 2023
Published: 28 February 2023

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