Evaluation of the effectiveness of high-risk human papilloma self-sampling test for cervical cancer screening in Bolivia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Bolivia the incidence and mortality rates of uterine cervix cancer are the highest in America. The main factor contributing to this situation is the difficulty of establishing and maintaining quality prevention programs based on cytology. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of HR-HPV testing on self-collected samples to detect cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia and identify the best combination of screening tests.

Methods

A total of 469 women, divided in two groups, were included in this study. The first group included 362 women that underwent three consecutively primary screening tests: self-collected sampling for HR-HPV detection, conventional cervical cytology and visual inspection under acetic acid (VIA). The second group included 107 women referred wit

SUBMITTER: Allende G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7119273 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature