Melinda Chelva
Biographic Data
| ID | 7879461 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melinda Chelva |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melinda |
| FAMILY NAME | Chelva |
| SIGNATURE | CHELVA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen's University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Challenging the assumption that experience- and training-related factors improve accuracy of cervical cancer screening image interpretation
Visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid (VIA), although recognized as inaccurate, remains widely used for cervical screening in low-resource settings. Training and image review by more experienced providers − such as the smartphone-enhanced VIA (SEVIA) in Tanzania − are assumed to improve VIA performance, but remain untested against a reference standard of disease. Between June and December 2023, 486 VIA providers in Tanzania completed a…
In the Village That She Comes from, Most of the People Don’t Know Anything about Cervical Cancer”
Our results demonstrate that there is a low level of knowledge of the role of screening and preventive services among stakeholders, HCPs, and women living in rural and semi-rural locations in Tanzania. There is a critical need to implement more initiatives and programs to increase the uptake of screening and related services and allow women to make more informed decisions on their health
An Implementation Evaluation of the Smartphone-Enhanced Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (Sevia) Program for Cervical Cancer Prevention in Urban and Rural Tanzania
SEVIA is a practical and feasible mobile health intervention and tool that is easily integrated into the National CCS program to enhance the quality of care
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In the Village That She Comes from, Most of the People Don’t Know Anything about Cervical Cancer”
Our results demonstrate that there is a low level of knowledge of the role of screening and preventive services among stakeholders, HCPs, and women living in rural and semi-rural locations in Tanzania. There is a critical need to implement more initiatives and programs to increase the uptake of screening and related services and allow women to make more informed decisions on their health
An Implementation Evaluation of the Smartphone-Enhanced Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (Sevia) Program for Cervical Cancer Prevention in Urban and Rural Tanzania
SEVIA is a practical and feasible mobile health intervention and tool that is easily integrated into the National CCS program to enhance the quality of care
Challenging the assumption that experience- and training-related factors improve accuracy of cervical cancer screening image interpretation
Visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid (VIA), although recognized as inaccurate, remains widely used for cervical screening in low-resource settings. Training and image review by more experienced providers − such as the smartphone-enhanced VIA (SEVIA) in Tanzania − are assumed to improve VIA performance, but remain untested against a reference standard of disease. Between June and December 2023, 486 VIA providers in Tanzania completed a…
Cervical cancer (3 works) · Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (3 works) · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (3 works) · Tanzania (3 works) · Cancer (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · AI in cancer detection (1 works) · Artificial Intelligence (1 works)