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Visual inspection with acetic acid for cervical cancer detection

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2004
One of the main factors that contribute to the high incidence of cervical cancer in developing countries is the lack of effective programs for screening precursor lesions and treating them adequately before they progress to invasive cancer. In 1985 the World Health Organization estimated that only 5% of women in developing countries had been screened ...
S, Bomfim, E, Santana-Franco, L, Bahamondes   +2 more
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Screening for cervical carcinoma using visual inspection with acetic acid

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2006
To assess the performance of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) as a screening test for early detection of cervical carcinoma in the Dakahlia Governorate in Egypt.Diluted acetic acid (5%) was applied to the cervix during routine gynecologic examination. Women with positive results were referred for colposcopy.
E-S, Abdel-Hady, M, Emam, A, Al-Gohary, M, Hassan, M K, Farag, M, Abo-Elkheir   +5 more
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Accuracy of visual inspection with acetic acid for cervical cancer screening

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2011
AbstractObjectiveTo provide an updated estimation of the accuracy of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) in detecting true disease.MethodsA PubMed search provided original studies on VIA accuracy in which the gold standard for confirmatory testing was histology alone or colposcopy followed by biopsy.
Catherine, Sauvaget, Jean-Marie, Fayette, Richard, Muwonge, Ramani, Wesley, Rengaswamy, Sankaranarayanan   +4 more
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Visual inspection with acetic acid test qualities in a secondary setting

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, 2008
AbstractAim:  To evaluate the visual inspection using acetic acid (VIA) test qualities in a secondary (follow‐up) setting, 1 year after cryotherapy treatment performed as part of the Safety, Acceptability and Feasibility demonstration project designed to evaluate the safety, acceptability and feasibility of VIA.
Bandit, Chumworathayi, Wachara, Eamratsameekool, Churairat, Kularbkaew, Pansu, Chumworathayi   +3 more
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Evaluation of Cervical Biopsies Guided by Visual Inspection With Acetic Acid

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, 2014
To evaluate the accuracy of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) in determining the site, the size, and the number of cervical biopsies in patients with positive cervical cytology.This study included 486 patients with positive cervical cytology who presented to the Gynaecological Oncology Unit of Minia Maternity University Hospital, Egypt, in the ...
Ahmad Sameer, Sanad, Emad Mousa, Ibrahim, Wafaey, Gomaa   +2 more
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Screening for cervical neoplasia in Bangladesh using visual inspection with acetic acid

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2010
To report the organization and early results of a visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) screening program for cervical cancer prevention in Bangladesh.Opportunistic VIA screening was offered by trained medical personnel to healthy women attending healthcare facilities in 44 districts.
Ashrafun, Nessa, Muhammad Anwar, Hussain, Jebun Nessa, Rahman, Mohammad Harun Ur, Rashid, Richard, Muwonge, Rengaswamy, Sankaranarayanan   +5 more
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Adequacy of visual inspection with acetic acid in women of advancing age

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2011
AbstractObjectiveThe present study assessed the adequacy and predictive performance of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) in women over the age of 50 years and compared the specificity and sensitivity of VIA with that of the conventional cytology.MethodsIn total, 588 Salvadoran women ages 50–79 underwent VIA, Pap smear, and cervical biopsy.
Miriam, Cremer, Elizabeth, Conlisk, Mauricio, Maza, Kimberley, Bullard, Ethel, Peralta, Matthew, Siedhoff, Todd, Alonzo, Juan, Felix   +7 more
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Visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid for cervical intraepithelial lesions

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2004
AbstractObjective: Evaluation of visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid (VIA) for screening cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Methods: In this prospective study, 400 women were screened using the Papanicolaou (PAP) smear, VIA and colposcopy.
A, Goel, G, Gandhi, S, Batra, S, Bhambhani, V, Zutshi, P, Sachdeva   +5 more
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Cervical Cancer Screening in Low Resource Settings Using Visual Inspection With Acetic Acid

Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, 2004
Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of death for middle‐aged women in the developing world, yet it is almost completely preventable, if precancerous lesions are identified and treated in a timely manner. Cervical cancer screening based on cytologic examination is largely unavailable in developing countries or made available to a small, select ...
Katherine Camacho, Carr, John W, Sellors
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Visual inspection with acetic acid screening for cervical cancer among women receiving anti‐retroviral therapy for human immunodeficiency virus infection in northern Tanzania

The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research, 2021
To evaluate visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) screening for cervical cancer among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐positive patients in an East African community.
J. Chinn, Ava Runge, Andreea I Dinicu, Jenny Chang, J. Maher, E. Crawford, A. Naaseh, E. Cooper, D. Zezoff, K. White, A. Lucas, Kevin Bera, Megan E. Bernstein, A. Hari, A. Ziogas, S. Tewari, Diana C. Pearre, K. Tewari   +17 more
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