Pursuance of a Yoruba name for cervical cancer in Southwest Nigeria: a case study
Folusho Mubowale Balogun,
Olayemi Omotade
Abstract:ObjectivesParticipants’ comprehension of research process affects the quality of research output, which is the reason why translation of research instruments into local languages is standard practice. Literature has consistently reported that in Africa, knowledge about cervical cancer is low but paradoxically, expressed, and actual uptake of human papillomavirus vaccine for its prevention is high. This study explored the Yoruba names of cervical cancer among Yoruba people in Ibadan, Nigeria to guide the transl… Show more
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