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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Visual inspection with acetic acid and cytology as screening methods for cervical lesions in Cameroon
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Volume 89, No. 2, Year 2005
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Description
Objectives: To assess the accuracy of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) as a screening method for cervical lesions. Methods: VIA and cytological smears were carried out on the cervices of non-pregnant women aged 30-60 years with no previous history of cervical cancer. Cervices with aceto white lesions or positive Pap smears, and one in ten negative cervices (control), were biopsied. Results: 5010 women were enrolled, 4813 (96.1%) were screened. 4767 (99.%) had adequate cytology smears. 574 (11.9%) had colposcopy. 1743 biopsies were obtained of which 528 were controls. The sensitivity of VIA was 70.4% versus 47.7% for Pap smear. VIA specificity was 77.6% versus 94.2% for Pap smear; PPV for VIA was 44.0% versus 67.2% for Pap smear; and NPV for VIA was 91.3% versus 87.8% for Pap smear. Conclusions: VIA has acceptable test qualities and may in low resource settings be implemented as a large scale screening method. © 2005 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Doh, Andersen Sama
Cameroon, Yaounde
University Teaching Hospital Yaounde
Nkele, Ndeki Ngoh
Cameroon, Yaounde
University Teaching Hospital Yaounde
Achu, Paul Ngang
Cameroon, Yaounde
University Teaching Hospital Yaounde
Essimbi, F.
Cameroon, Yaounde
University Teaching Hospital Yaounde
Essame, O. J.L.
Cameroon, Yaounde
University Teaching Hospital Yaounde
Nkegoum, Blaise
Cameroon, Yaounde
University Teaching Hospital Yaounde
Statistics
Citations: 75
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ijgo.2004.12.040
ISSN:
00207292
Research Areas
Cancer
Study Locations
Cameroon
Participants Gender
Female