Referral mechanism and beneficiary adherence in cervical cancer screening program in Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu state, India, 2012 & #8211;2015
Conclusion: More than half of the target population was screened in public health facilities. The dropout rate was less than half of those screened at the colposcopy evaluation level. Major pitfalls of the program were human resource issues at referral centers and poor maintenance of meaningful data.
Source: Indian Journal of Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Vidhya Viswanathan Parasuraman Ganeshkumar Jerard M Selvam TS Selvavinayagam Source Type: research
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