Prevention of cervical cancer in HIV-seropositive women from developing countries through cervical cancer screening: a systematic review

W Mapanga, B Girdler-Brown, SA Feresu, T Chipato… - Systematic reviews, 2018 - Springer
Background There is scanty or inconclusive evidence on which cervical cancer screening
tool is effective and suitable for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive women …

HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening among women living with HIV in low-and middle-income countries: what do we know and what can be done?

M Asare, E Abah, D Obiri-Yeboah, L Lowenstein… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
Introduction. Self-sampling has the potential to increase cervical cancer (CC) screening
among women with HIV in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, our …

High-risk human papillomavirus genotype distribution among women living with HIV; implication for cervical cancer prevention in a resource limited setting

PK Akakpo, S Ken-Amoah, NIE Enyan… - Infectious Agents and …, 2023 - Springer
Background For women living with HIV (WLHIV), the burden of persistent HPV infection,
cervical pre-cancerous lesions and cancer have been demonstrated to be higher than …

Self-collected vaginal sampling for the detection of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) using careHPV among Ghanaian women

D Obiri-Yeboah, Y Adu-Sarkodie, F Djigma… - BMC women's …, 2017 - Springer
Background Detection of genital HPV DNA is recommended as an important strategy for
modern cervical cancer screening. Challenges include access to services, the reliance on …

Evaluating operational parameters of the careHPV, GeneXpert, AmpFire, and MA-6000 HPV systems for cervical precancer screening: Experience from Battor, Ghana

K Effah, CM Wormenor, E Tekpor… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
In response to calls by the World Health Organization for cervical precancer screening
services in low-resource settings to lean toward HPV DNA testing, a number of testing …

Knowledge and experience of a cohort of HIV-positive and HIV-negative Ghanaian women after undergoing human papillomavirus and cervical cancer screening

A Stuart, D Obiri-Yeboah, Y Adu-Sarkodie… - BMC women's …, 2019 - Springer
Background Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women in Ghana, but knowledge
and experience of women who have had cervical screening is under-evaluated. This study …

Prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus genotypes in outpatient Malian women living with HIV: a pilot study

B Traore, Y Kassogue, B Diakite, F Diarra… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Long-term exposure to high-risk human papillomavirus (Hr-HPV) is a well-
known necessary condition for development of cervical cancer. The aim of this study is to …

Cervical cancer screening in rural Bhutan with the careHPV test on self-collected samples: an ongoing cross-sectional, population-based study (REACH-Bhutan)

I Baussano, S Tshering, T Choden, F Lazzarato… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The Bhutanese Screening Programme recommends a Pap smear every 3 years
for women aged 25–65 years, and coverage ranges from 20% to 60%, being especially …

An intervention to increase cervical cancer screening among women living with HIV: A mixed methods study

M Asare, D Obiri-Yeboah, NIE Enyan… - Patient Education and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective We examined the effectiveness of a behavioral intervention in promoting cervical
cancer screening among women living with HIV (WLWH) in Ghana. Methods A Mixed …

The distribution of hrHPV genotypes among cervical cancer cases diagnosed across Ghana: a cross-sectional study

PK Akakpo, EG Imbeah, K Ulzen-Appiah… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Background The burden of cervical cancer in Ghana is high due to a lack of a national
screening and vaccination program. Geographical variations in high-risk Human Papilloma …