Setting
CERVICAL CANCER
This study took place in Jujuy province, which is in northwest Argentina. Majority (85%) of its population lives in urban areas and 69% are women. Out of the total province population, 45% had public health insurance [The public health sector includes a network of public hospitals and primary health care centers which mostly provide care to informal economy workers and unemployed people who are not covered by social security or private insurance. For the uninsured, health services are provided free of cost. Around 700 CHWs visit approximately 110,000 households twice per year for health services such as height/weight measurements and child vaccination. HPV-testing has been the primary screening method for cervical cancer prevention since 2012 [