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December 4, 2025Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

mHealth strategy enhances cervical cancer screening attendance in low-resource settings

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CRCandice RuckLSLaurie SmithGOGina Ogilvie

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Overview

Observational analysis improved attendance for cervical cancer screening in women via text messages, suggesting mHealth may increase access.

Key Points

  • Women showed high willingness to receive text messages regarding cervical cancer screening availability.
  • Approximately 95.2% of women expressed interest in receiving texts about screening dates.
  • Analysis involved a cluster randomized trial conducted across 31 villages in rural Uganda.
  • High phone access indicates potential for mHealth strategies to enhance cervical cancer screening attendance.

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Ruck et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6930dc81ea1aef094cca2420https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7755.asgcr25-abstract-58
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