ISSN: 2576-1447
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Simo Tagne R
Cameroon
Research Article
Cervical Cancer Screening with Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid and Lugol as Primary Screening Test, a Comparable Result to Conventional PAP Smear in Northern Cameroon
Author(s): Kalgong G, Nwabo kamdje A*, Simo Tagne R, MBO Amvene J and Nangue CKalgong G, Nwabo kamdje A*, Simo Tagne R, MBO Amvene J and Nangue C
Background: Cervical cancer is a major cause of women death worldwide. The reduction of the mortality and morbidity of this pathology depends on the early detection based on powerful suitable screening methods that will lead to optimal treatment strategies. However in some rural region of developing countries, it is very difficult to get access to standard screening methods, alternative screening methods, cheaper and easy to handle are then useful.
Objective: The aim of this work was to test the sensitivity and specificity of VIA (Visual inspection with acetic acid) and VILI (Visual inspection with lugol iodine) as screening test of cervical cancer compared to the Pap Smear, evaluating the feasibility in health formation in the North Cameroon region, of implementing epidemiological surveillance of cervical cancer based on early diagnosis using.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2576-1447.1000109