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Research into social and cultural factors and how these influence women's access to early healthcare in Malawi is still scanty.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to explore sociocultural factors that influence late presentation for healthcare among cervical cancer patients at Zomba Central Hospital, Malawi.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This qualitative exploratory descriptive study recruited purposively selected women with advanced cancer of the cervix attending Zomba Central Hospital in Southeastern Malawi. Data were collected through one\u2010on\u2010one audio\u2010taped interviews using a pilot\u2010tested semi\u2010structured interview guide. Thematic data analysis was used. Data saturation was reached at the 21\n                      <jats:sup>st<\/jats:sup>\n                      interview.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      21 patients living with cervical cancer participated. Two broad domains and six main themes; three themes under each domain emerged: Domain 1:\n                      <jats:italic>Sociocultural barriers<\/jats:italic>\n                      (knowledge gap about cervical cancer, influence of culture and social networks, poverty and financial cost as a barrier) and Domain 2: Health\n                      <jats:italic>care system\u2010related barriers<\/jats:italic>\n                      (access barriers related to limited health (cancer) care services, delays in the healthcare and referral system, human resource and knowledge gaps among health professionals).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>All the participants in this study narrated that they presented late when the cancer was already advanced with no possibility of cure. Ignorance about cervical cancer was common to all the participants in this study and appeared to be a wider sociocultural issue. There is an urgent need for multistakeholder and multicultural involvement and strengthening mass education of the community about cancer to improve awareness, destigmatize cancer, and dispel harmful cultural beliefs and practices regarding causes and treatment of cervical cancer. Training of health professionals at all levels about early detection and effective referral pathways is also urgent.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/pon.70229","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,15]],"date-time":"2025-07-15T03:58:16Z","timestamp":1752551896000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Sociocultural Factors Influencing Late Presentation for Health Care Among Cervical Cancer Patients: A Qualitative Exploratory Study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"34","author":[{"given":"Cynthia","family":"Mwachande","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Department Zomba Central Hospital  Zomba Malawi"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dorothy Adong","family":"Olet","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Department Hospice Africa Uganda  Kampala Uganda"},{"name":"Education Department Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care in Africa Hospice Africa Uganda  Kampala Uganda"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stanley Wilson","family":"Acuda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Education Department Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care in Africa Hospice Africa Uganda  Kampala Uganda"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mwandida Matilda","family":"Nkhoma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Education Department Kamuzu University of Health Sciences  Blantyre Malawi"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4474-4063","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Germanus","family":"Natuhwera","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Department Hospice Africa Uganda  Kampala Uganda"},{"name":"Education Department Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care in Africa Hospice Africa Uganda  Kampala Uganda"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_14_2_1","unstructured":"World Health Organization. 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