Abstract: Background: Cervical cancer prevention and control programs, aims at primary prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment and palliative care. Secondary prevention targets women aged 25 to 49 years and the aim is to screen and treat cervical cancer precursor lesions. Cervical cancer mortality and morbidity has drastically declined in developed world mainly due to reliable cervical cancer screening strategies which have been in use for a long time. In Kenya, barriers to cervical cancer screening exist among healthcare workers especially nurses. In order to improve cervical cancer screening coverage in Kenya, the government through the ministry of health developed strategies aimed at reduction of barriers related to cervical cancer screening, but barriers among nurses may be different from the general population......
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