Effectiveness of a culturally tailored text messaging program for promoting cervical cancer screening in accra, Ghana: a quasi-experimental trial.

Adolphina Addoley Addo-LarteyHarriet Affran BonfulRansford Selasi SefenuTimothy Agandah AbagreAlexander AsamoahDelia Akosua BandohAdolf Kofi AwuaNii Armah Adu-AryeeFlorence DedeyRichard Mawuena Kofi AdanuKolawole Stephen Okuyemi

Published in: BMC women's health (2024)

A one-way SMS delivered to urban women did not increase cervical cancer screening attendance. The time spent in screening facilities and the lack of coverage by the National Health Insurance Scheme limited screening uptake. We urge for the establishment of screening centers in all healthcare facilities, as well as the inclusion of cervical cancer screening in healthcare programs through cost-sharing.

Keyphrases

cervical cancer screening
health insurance
healthcare
affordable care act
smoking cessation
quality improvement
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
public health
clinical trial
health information
social media
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
polycystic ovary syndrome
open label