American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 196, Issue 4 , Pages 407.e1-407.e9 , April 2007

Cervical cancer prevention: safety, acceptability, and feasibility of a single-visit approach in Accra, Ghana

Presented at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society, Williamsburg, Va, Sept. 14-16, 2006.

  • Paul D. Blumenthal, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • JHPIEGO, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Lynne Gaffikin, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • JHPIEGO, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Sylvia Deganus, MB, ChB

      Affiliations

    • Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana.
    • ,
  • Robbyn Lewis, MPH

      Affiliations

    • JHPIEGO, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Mark Emerson, MA

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Sydney Adadevoh, MD

      Affiliations

    • JHPIEGO, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Ghana Cervicare Group

Received 10 November 2006 ,Accepted 18 December 2006.

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 Cite this article as: Blumenthal PD, Gaffikin L, Deganus S, et al. Cervical cancer prevention: safety, acceptability, and feasibility of a single-visit approach in Accra, Ghana. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007;196;407.e1-407.e9.Funding was provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through the Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention.Reprints will not be available from the authors.

PII: S0002-9378(06)02473-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.12.031

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 196, Issue 4 , Pages 407.e1-407.e9 , April 2007

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