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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
Regarding HPV, according to the HPV Information Centre, "Cervical cancer ranks as the 1st most frequent cancer among women in Senegal and the 1st most frequent cancer among women between 15 and 44 years of age. About 2.3% of women in the general population are estimated to harbour cervical HPV-16/18 infection at a given time, and 44.6% of invasive cervical cancers are attributed to HPVs 16 or 18."<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/SEN_FS.pdf Senegal | |||
Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* If you have a yeast infection, you can ask the pharmacist for Fluconazole. | |||
* There is a nationwide HPV vaccination pilot program.<ref>[http://www.hpvcentre.net/statistics/reports/SEN_FS.pdf Senegal: Human Papillomavirus and Related Cancers, Fact Sheet 2016]</ref> | |||
* There is no national PrEP program in Senegal. | |||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
In Senegal, you can find pads in most stores. When you're in Dakar, you can also find tampons at grocery stores and pharmacies. We can't find any evidence of sellers of menstrual cups in Senegal, so you'll probably need to find an online seller that will deliver to Senegal (if you're interested in buying one). | |||
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