{"id":53,"date":"2025-05-02T13:48:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T13:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2025-09-30T10:53:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:53:23","slug":"causes-prevention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/index.php\/causes-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Causes &#038; Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"53\" class=\"elementor elementor-53\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99609d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99609d2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-904144e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"904144e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Causes &amp; Prevention<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45829e5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45829e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Understanding the causes of cervical cancer and taking preventive measures can significantly reduce your risk. Learn about risk factors and proactive steps you can take<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707bd33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"707bd33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Listen: Causes and prevention of cervical cancer in isiXhosa<\/p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-53-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Causes-Prevention-Page_Xhosa-translation.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Causes-Prevention-Page_Xhosa-translation.mp3\">https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Causes-Prevention-Page_Xhosa-translation.mp3<\/a><\/audio><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Listen: Causes and prevention of cervical cancer in isiZulu<\/p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-53-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/C-Vive-recording-Causes-Prevention.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/C-Vive-recording-Causes-Prevention.mp3\">https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/C-Vive-recording-Causes-Prevention.mp3<\/a><\/audio><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Listen: Causes and prevention of cervical cancer in Afrikaans<\/p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-53-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Causes-and-Prevention_Oorsaake-en-Voorkoming.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Causes-and-Prevention_Oorsaake-en-Voorkoming.mp3\">https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Causes-and-Prevention_Oorsaake-en-Voorkoming.mp3<\/a><\/audio><p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7d4201 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7d4201\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09c9516 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"09c9516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a061f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a061f2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81c4ace elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"81c4ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/NgRKF_krux8?si=FSzyabImWYiSTnMP&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc2d57 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1fc2d57\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e69faee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e69faee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e70c43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e70c43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS PREVENTION (HPV)<\/strong><\/h6><ul><li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">What is HPV?<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">A group of over 200 viruses<\/span><\/li><li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Some types cause warts; others can lead to cancers<\/span><\/li><li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Spread through skin-to-skin contact, especially sexual contact<\/span><\/li><li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Many infections resolve on their own, but some persist and can cause<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u00a0health issues<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><br role=\"presentation\" \/><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Common types associated with Cervical Cancer<\/span><\/strong><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">There are plenty of evidences that showed Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)<\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">is the sole agent that cause cervical cancer. HPV infection is the most <\/span><br role=\"presentation\" \/><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">common sexually transmitted disease in the world.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7286191 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7286191\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-905942d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"905942d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-459\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1.jpg 601w, https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture1-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-304850e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"304850e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae446f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ae446f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The HPV vaccine<\/strong><\/p><p>The National Department of Health (South Africa) is offering a free HPV vaccination drive to girls aged 9 and above in public, special, private, and independent schools.\u00a0This drive aims to protect against cervical cancer, a disease that can be prevented by the HPV vaccine.\u00a0The vaccination is part of the Integrated School Health Programme and is administered by healthcare workers.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edcd59a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"edcd59a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ce3c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68ce3c5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7424ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7424ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-460\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture2.png 902w, https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture2-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture2-768x436.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19572b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19572b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffb8148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffb8148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"304\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-462\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture3.jpg 304w, https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Picture3-284x300.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee66a14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ee66a14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b287f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b287f5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b803e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b803e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A mother\u2019s relief that her daughter will get HPV vaccine<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e3af5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22e3af5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16951eb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"16951eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/j6ZyJtkt8EU&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cfcaab elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3cfcaab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-190dc0d e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"190dc0d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa3dfbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa3dfbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Causes &amp; Risk Factors<\/strong><\/p><p>Learn about the primary causes and risk factors associated with cervical cancer development.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-362 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-3.png 720w, https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-3-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714c343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"714c343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Prevention Strategies<\/strong><\/p><p>Discover effective ways to reduce your risk of developing cervical cancer.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-156 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture9.png 451w, https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture9-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cvive.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Picture9-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67593c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67593c5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b93eff9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b93eff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Resources<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196af97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"196af97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In South Africa, resources for guiding women about cervical cancer include the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cansa.org.za\/cervical-cancer\/\">Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA)<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.org.za\/cervical-cancer-the-facts-you-need-to-know\/\">Marie Stopes South Africa<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/canceralliance.org.za\/cervical-cancer\/\">Cancer Alliance<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.gov.za\/\">National Department of Health&#8217;s<\/a> Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control Policy.\u00a0These resources offer information on prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, and support for both women and their families.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-576703b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"576703b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Causes &amp; Prevention Understanding the causes of cervical cancer and taking preventive 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