Training health care providers to administer VIA as a screening test for cervical cancer: a systematic review of essential training components.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Training health care providers to administer visual inspection after application of acetic acid (VIA) is paramount in improving cervical cancer screening services for women in low- and middle-income countries. The objective of this systematic review was to create a framework of essential VIA training components and provide illustrating examples of how VIA training programs can be carried out in different clinical settings.

Methods

A systematic review of PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science (from 2006 to 2021) was undertaken. Our inclusion criteria comprised articles reporting on implemented cervical cancer screening programs using VIA in a screen-and-treat approach. Trained health care providers with any level of health education were included, and the outcome of in

SUBMITTER: Brevik TB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10540456 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature