Understanding cervical cancer in Nigeria; Factors affecting cervical cancer screening, HPV testing & vaccination rates. Literature review.

Abstract

This paper aims to understand cervical cancer in Nigeria based on factors that affect practice of healthy cervical cancer prevention & vaccination in Nigeria. This paper will summarize Nigeria's current cervical cancer situation in terms of statistics, knowledge, screening opportunity, and barriers to healthy preventive practice. It will finally give a summary on ways to improve screening and vaccination rates.