Addressing Stigma in Screening and Diagnostic Delay for Cervical Cancer

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Cervical cancer is diagnosed only in women, therefore this study only includes women
• •2. Women who have been and/or are currently diagnosed with any type of cancer will be excluded
• •3. Women with other major medical conditions (e.g. stroke and degenerative illness) will be excluded
• •4. During the screening the level of symptomatology for depression and anxiety will be assessed. Women with severe depression and anxiety will be excluded, but appropriate psychological follow-up and referral will be provided
• •5. Women older than 70 years will be excluded