Cervical cancer prevention and treatment research in Africa: a systematic review from a public health perspective

S Finocchario-Kessler, C Wexler, M Maloba… - BMC women's …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background Women living in Africa experience the highest burden of cervical
cancer. Research and investment to improve vaccination, screening, and treatment efforts …

Cancer prevention in HIV-infected populations

PH Goncalves, JM Montezuma-Rusca, R Yarchoan… - Seminars in …, 2016 - Elsevier
People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are living longer since the advent of
effective combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). While cART substantially decreases the …

Cervical cancer screening service uptake and associated factors among age eligible women in Mekelle Zone, Northern Ethiopia, 2015: a community based study …

H Bayu, Y Berhe, A Mulat, A Alemu - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer among women worldwide,
with about 500,000 new patients diagnosed and over 250,000 deaths every year. Cervical …

Cervical cancer screening uptake and challenges in Malawi from 2011 to 2015: retrospective cohort study

KP Msyamboza, T Phiri, W Sichali, W Kwenda… - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background Malawi has the highest cervical cancer incidence and mortality in the world with
age-standardized rate (ASR) of 75.9 and 49.8 per 100,000 population respectively. In …

Clinical performance validation of 4 point-of-care cervical cancer screening tests in HIV-infected women in Zambia

CJ Chibwesha, B Frett, K Katundu… - Journal of lower …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objectives We sought to determine the clinical performance of visual inspection with acetic
acid (VIA), digital cervicography (DC), Xpert human papillomavirus (HPV), and OncoE6 for …

Evaluation of a smartphone-based training strategy among health care workers screening for cervical cancer in northern Tanzania: the Kilimanjaro method

KE Yeates, J Sleeth, W Hopman, O Ginsburg… - Journal of global …, 2016 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Almost nine of 10 deaths resulting from cervical cancer occur in low-income
countries. Visual inspection under acetic acid (VIA) is an evidence-based, cost-effective …

Prevalence, predictors, and same day treatment of positive VIA enhanced by digital cervicography and histopathology results in a cervical cancer prevention program …

GA DeGregorio, LS Bradford, S Manga, PM Tih… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background In 2007, the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS)
implemented a screen-and-treat cervical cancer prevention program using visual inspection …

An insight into cervical cancer screening and treatment capacity in sub Saharan Africa

JS Coleman, MS Cespedes, S Cu-Uvin… - Journal of lower …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objective Approximately 85% of cervical cancer cases and deaths occur in resource-
constrained countries where best practices for prevention, particularly for women with HIV …

Evaluation of direct visual inspection of the cervix in detecting cytology diagnosed squamous intraepithelial lesion in women of known HIV status. A randomized trial …

OC Ezechi, KO Petterson, TA Gbajabiamila… - African Journal of …, 2016 - journals.co.za
A two-arm, open label, randomized study, evaluated the test characteristics of visual
inspection of cervix with Acetic acid (VIA) and Lugol‟ s Iodine (VILI) in detecting cytology …

[PDF][PDF] Self-Perceived Risk of Cervical Cancer and Associated Factors among HIV Positive Women Attending Adult HIV/AIDS Care and Follow Up Clinic in Gondar …

AD Nega, S Gedamu, P Kumar - METHODOLOGY, 2016 - academia.edu
Back ground: Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of death in women worldwide
and in Ethiopia; it is the second most frequent cancer among all women. In HIV positive …