The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of cytology to predict the results of
colposcopically directed cervical biopsies in HIV-infected women. We performed a case …

Objective To examine the test performance of care HPV, Hybrid Capture2 (HC2) and visual
inspection with acetic acid (VIA) for detection of cytologically diagnosed high-grade cervical …

BACKGROUND: Visual inspection of cervix after application of acetic acid (VIA) is an
effective screening tool for cervical cancer in low resource settings, but its low specificity …

Background HIV infection increases a woman's risk for cervical cancer, and cervical cancer
incidence and mortality rates are higher in countries with high HIV prevalence and limited …

The aim of this cross sectional study was to assess type distribution of human papillomavirus
(HPV) among HIV positive and HIV negative women who underwent cervical cancer …

Background: The careHPV assay is a test for high-risk (HR) human papillomaviruses (HPV)
detection designed to be affordable in resource-poor settings. We evaluated the …

Objective To assess and compare the accuracy of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA),
visual inspection with Lugol's iodine (VILI), and human papillomavirus (HPV) testing as …

The high burden of cervical cancer and inadequate/suboptimal cytology screening in
developing countries led to the evaluation of visual screening tests, like visual inspection …

Objective: To determine test characteristics–sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative
predictive values–of different screening modalities to detect cervical precancerous and …

Background: Cervical cancer continues to be a major problem in Bangladesh with
approximately 18,000 newcases annually of which over 10,000 women die from it. Visual …