Journal of Community & Public Health Nursing
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Wagoro Miriam Carole Atieno

College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing Sciences, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 19676-00202 Nairobi, Kenya

Biography

Wagoro Miriam Carole Atieno decision to become nurse was influenced by a staff nurse when I was a young child in lower primary school. I had a younger sister who had a chronic condition. She would be admitted to our regional referral hospital from time to time. My mother used to go with me to the hospital each time she took my sister. At the ward where my sister would be admitted, there used to be a nurse (Whom I later learnt during my nurse studentship was a staff nurse). 

Publications

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Cervical Cancer Screening among Somali Women in an Urban Settlement in Kenya

Background: In Kenya, cervical cancer is ranked as the most frequent cancer among women with about 4,802 new cases being diagnosed and approximately 2,451 lives lost to it. Screening by Pap smear facilitates early detection, prompt treatment and consequently reduces mortality from cervical cancer. Though cervical screening services exist in Kenya, ... Read More»

Issa Kadija Abdikarim, Wagoro Miriam Carole Atieno and Michael Habtu

Research Article: J Comm Pub Health Nursing 2017, 3:1

DOI: 10.4172/2471-9846.1000159

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