Barriers to cervical cancer screening in Africa: a systematic review

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Table 1 Quality assessment of qualitative studies

Article	Standard quality assessment criteria for evaluating primary research papers (Kmet et al., 2004)
Article	Question or objectives clearly described	Study design evident and appropriate	Context of study clear	Connection to a theoretical framework or wider body of knowledge	Sampling strategy described, relevant and justified	Data collection methods clearly described and systematic	Data analysis clearly described and systematic	Conclusion supported by results	Total score / Quality rating
Ndikom et al. (2012) [18]	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	15 High
Mookeng et al. (2010) [19]	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	16 High
Munthali et al. (2015) [20]	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	13 High
Oketch et al. (2019) [21]	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	16 High
Mwaka et al. (2013) [22]	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	15 High
Ndejjo et al. (2017) [23]	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	16 High
Modibbo et al. (2016) [24]	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	15 High
Fort et al. (2011) [25]	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	14 High
Mangoma et al. (2006) [26]	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	16 High
Ngugi et al. (2011) [27]	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	13 High

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