Cervical cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of economic evaluation studies.

ABSTRACT: Economic assessments are relevant to support the decision to incorporate more cost-effective strategies to reduce Cervical Cancer (CC) mortality. This systematic review analyzes the economic evaluation studies of CC prevention strategies (HPV DNA-based tests and conventional cytology) in low- and middle-income countries. Medline, EMBASE, CRD, and LILACS were searched for economic evaluation studies that reported cost and effectiveness measures of HPV DNA-based tests for CC screening and conventional cytology in women, without age, language, or publication date restrictions. Selection and data extraction were carried out independently. For comparability of results, cost-effectiveness measures were converted to international dollars (2019). Report quality was assessed using the CHEERS checkl

SUBMITTER: Casas CPR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9335392 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature