Dykens JA, Sougou NM, Gassama O, Dieng NM, Peterson CE, Patil CL, Awadalla S, Abboud S, Ndiaye I, Diongue FB, Salami A, Fall A, Flores RA, Suleman A, Vargas M, Klima AC, Faye A. Rationale and Protocol Design for the Adaptation and Implementation of a Patient Navigation Program for Cervical Cancer Screening Across Contexts in Senegal. Int J Womens Health. 2025 Sep 13;17:3013-3029. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S515070. PMID: 40970266; PMCID: PMC12442923.
Peer Reviewed Publications - Under Review
Peterson, Caryn; Charchalac-Zapeta, Celeste; Dykens, JA; Faye, Adama. Assessing the acceptance and political viability of a gender-neutral HPV vaccine program among multi-level stakeholders in French West Africa. African Health Sciences. [Under Review]
2025:
Diaw AM, Ndiaye I, Diongue FB, Seck FB, Faye A. Women's autonomy and cervical cancer screening in Senegal in 2024 [abstract, under review].
El Alaoui, A.B., Abboud, S., Sall, A., Mareme Sougou, N., Faye, A., Dykens, A.J. Necessary Elements for Implementing a Patient Navigation Program for Cervical Cancer Screening in Senegal: A Qualitative Study. [abstract under review]. In: 7th Annual UIC Women’s Health Research Day. 2025 April 16; Chicago (IL).
Fatoumata BD, Ndiaye I, Peterson CE, Sougou NM, Bassoum O, Abboud S, Sall A, Seck FB, Diaw AM, Sarr HS, Salami AA, Fall A, Barro A, Dykens JA, Faye A. Obstacles related to healthcare establishments associated with cervical cancer screenings in the health districts of Dakar and Kédougou (2023, Senegal) [abstract, under review]. In: 6th Conference on Public Health. 2025 April 10-12; Dakar (SN).
Hilaire SS, Ndiaye I, Diongue FB, Dykens JA, Peterson CE, Sougou NM, Abboud S, Sall A, Seck FB, Diaw AM, Salami AA, Fall A, Faye A. Implementation of a health information system with REDCap for cervical cancer screening in Senegal [abstract, under review]. In: 6th Conference on Public Health. 2025 April 10-12; Dakar (SN).
Klima, A, Ndiaye I, Diongue Fb, Gassama, O, Dieng, Y, Sarr, H, Sougou NM, Peterson CE, Abboud S, Sall A, Fall A, Salami A, Klima A, Dia A, Seck FB, Awadalla S, Abbey T, Simon MA, Bassoum O, Faye A, Dykens JA. Facilitators and constraints to cervical cancer screening and healthcare engagement among women in Senegal [abstract, under review]. In: 8th AFREhealth Annual Symposium. 2025 September 22-24; Dakar (SN).
Ndiaye I, Diongue FB, Dykens JA, Peterson CE, Sougou NM, Abboud S, Sall A, Seck FB, Diaw AM, Sarr HS, Salami AA, Fall A, Faye A. Implementation of a patient navigation program for cervical cancer screening in Senegal: approach and deployment [abstract, under review]. In: 6th Conference on Public Health. 2025 April 10-12; Dakar (SN).
Ndiaye I, Dykens JA, Diongue FB, Peterson CE, Sougou NM, Abboud S, Sall A, Seck FB, Diaw AM, Sarr HS, Salami AA, Fall A, Faye A. Adaptation and implementation of a navigation program for cervical cancer screening in urban and rural areas in Senegal [abstract, under review]. In: 8th AFREhealth Annual Symposium. 2025 September 22-24; Dakar (SN).
Seck FB, Ndiaye I, Diongue FB, Diaw AM, Sougou NM, Sall A, Sarr HS, Dykens JA, Faye A. Study of the relationship between stigmatization and the use of cervical cancer screening in Senegal [abstract]. In: 8th AFREhealth Annual Symposium. 2025 September 22-24; Dakar (SN).
Sougou NM, Sall A, Salami AA, Babaoui A, Diongue FB, Ndiaye I, Dykens JA, Faye A. Barriers to cervical cancer screening: a qualitative study in the Dakar and Kédougou regions [abstract]. In: 8th AFREhealth Annual Symposium. 2025 September 22-24; Dakar (SN).
2023:
Gassama O, Dieng Y, Thiam H, Sarr H, Hendrix E, Peterson CE, Flores RN, Sougou NM, Patil CL, Simon MA, Awadalla, Abboud S, Bassoum O, Suleman A, Ndiaye I, Sall A, Faye A, Dykens JA. Evaluation of a regionwide cervical cancer screening program implementation through a training of trainers approach in Tambacounda and Kedougou, Senegal. 2023 African Organization for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC) 14th AORTIC International Conference on Cancer in Africa. Dakar, Senegal. Nov. 2-6, 2023.
Dykens JA, Gassama O, Dieng Y, Thiam H, Sarr H, Hendrix E, Peterson CE, Flores RN, Sougou NM, Patil CL, Simon MA, Awadalla, Abboud S, Bassoum O, Suleman A, Ndiaye I, Sall A, Faye A. EPIS applied evaluation of a regionwide cervical cancer screening program implementation in Senegal: Informing the adaptation of a patient navigation program. 2023 NIH, NCI New Grantee Workshop. Rockville, MD. October 30-31, 2023.
Bassoum O, Faye A, Dykens JA. Adaptation and Implementation of a Patient Navigation Program for Cervical Cancer Screening across Contexts in Senegal. Senegalese Society of Colposcopy and Papillomavirus-related Pathology. 2nd International Congress for the Papillomavirus. Dakar, Senegal. Mar. 2-4, 2023.