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Verbal informed consent was sought from the women before questionnaire administration, sample collection, and cervical screening. Ethical clearance was given by the Ethical Review Committee of Catholic Hospital, Battor (approval no. CHB-ERC 0120\/06\/22 and updated CHB-ERC 0130\/04\/24) and the Committee for Human Research and Ethics, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana (approval no. CHRE\/AP\/226\/024). 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