Cervical Cancer Screening in Developing Countries: Using Visual Inspection Methods

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haeok Lee ◽  
Younhee Kang ◽  
Woong Ju
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Visual Inspection

scholarly journals A Population-Based Study of Visual Inspection With Acetic Acid (VIA) for Cervical Screening in Rural Nigeria

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 507-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kayode Olusegun Ajenifuja ◽  
Julia C. Gage ◽  
Akinfolarin C. Adepiti ◽  
Nicolas Wentzensen ◽  
Claire Eklund ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Visual Inspection ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Population Based ◽  
International Agency ◽  
Rural Nigeria

ObjectiveCervical cancer is the most common gynecological cancer in developing countries. Visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) was introduced to screen for cervical premalignant lesions in developing countries owing to the inability of many countries to implement high-quality cytologic services. We sought to compare VIA performance among different health workers in Nigeria.MethodsIn a population-based project, 7 health workers who had been screening women with VIA for approximately 2 years at local government health centers in rural Nigeria were retrained in a 2-week program using the International Agency for Research on Cancer training manual. Women from a rural village who had never had cervical cancer screening were recruited into the study. Each woman had cervical cancer screening by VIA, liquid-based cytologic test, and oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test.ResultsDespite similar participant characteristics, across all age groups, providers had wide ranges of VIA results; 0% to 21% suspect cancer and 0% to 25% were VIA positive. Visual inspection with acetic acid was insensitive compared to a combination of cytologic and HPV tests.ConclusionIn our study, VIA was not reproducible, nor was it sensitive compared to cytologic and HPV tests.

scholarly journals Impact of Patient Adherence and Test Performance on the Cost-Effectiveness of Cervical Cancer Screening in Developing Countries

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca B. Perkins ◽  
Sarah M. Langrish ◽  
Linda J. Stern ◽  
James F. Burgess ◽  
Carol J. Simon
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Test Performance ◽  
Patient Adherence ◽  
The Cost

scholarly journals Effectiveness of a two-stage strategy with HPV testing followed by visual inspection with acetic acid for cervical cancer screening in a low-income setting

2014 ◽  
Vol 136 (6) ◽  
pp. E743-E750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre-Marie Tebeu ◽  
Joël Fokom-Domgue ◽  
Victoria Crofts ◽  
Emmanuel Flahaut ◽  
Rosa Catarino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Visual Inspection ◽  
Hpv Testing ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Low Income Setting

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Uptake of Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) for Cervical Cancer Screening in Western Kenya

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. e0157217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elkanah Omenge Orang’o ◽  
Juddy Wachira ◽  
Fredrick Chite Asirwa ◽  
Naftali Busakhala ◽  
Violet Naanyu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Visual Inspection ◽  
Western Kenya ◽  
Factors Associated

scholarly journals Test characteristics of visual inspection with 4% acetic acid (VIA) and Lugol's iodine (VILI) in cervical cancer screening in Kerala, India

2003 ◽  
Vol 106 (3) ◽  
pp. 404-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan ◽  
Ramani Wesley ◽  
Somanathan Thara ◽  
Namrata Dhakad ◽  
Bharathykutty Chandralekha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Cervical Cancer Screening ◽  
Visual Inspection ◽  
Lugol’S Iodine ◽  
Test Characteristics
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