Cervical cancer screening by visual inspection in Côte d'Ivoire, operational and clinical aspects according to HIV status

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ID15378223
AuthorsApollinaire Horo (0000-0001-6311-8848, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Yopougon, corresponding author), Antoine Jaquet (0000-0002-3426-9492, Inserm), Didier Koumavi Ekouévi (0000-0001-7644-9902, Société de Développement des Forêts), Badian Toure (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Yopougon), Patrick Coffie (0000-0002-6486-2991, Société de Développement des Forêts), Patrick A Coffie, Benjamin Effi (University Hospital Medical Center at Treichville), Eugène Messou (Société de Développement des Forêts), Albert Minga (0000-0003-2357-6902, Swiss Centre for Scientific Research), Raoul Moh (0000-0002-1678-3340, Programme PAC-CI), Mamourou Kone (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Yopougon), François Dabis (0000-0002-1614-8857, Bordeaux Population Health), Annie J Sasco (0000-0003-0001-0105, Bordeaux Population Health), the IeDEA West Africa Collaboration
Year2012
Volume12
Issue1
Pages237-237
Publication date2012-03-23
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/1471-2458-12-237
PMID22443255
PMCIDPMC3328262
OpenAlexW2074483418
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited26

The higher frequency of positive visual inspection among HIV-positive women supports the need to extend cervical cancer screening program to all HIV clinics in West Africa. Women loss to follow-up after being positively screened is a major concern in cervical screening programs but yet, partly amenable to a phone tracking procedure

Biostatistics · Cancer · Cervical cancer · Cervical screening · Family medicine · Gynecology · Multivariate analysis · Obstetrics · Public health · Visual inspection · Cervical Cancer and HPV Research · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Reproductive tract infections research · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine

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