Background: Cervical cancer is the most frequent female genital tract malignancy in Nigeria, with the majority of patients suffering from advanced stages of the disease. A low level of awareness and knowledge of cervical cancer and screening has been identified as oneof the causes of cervical screening u...
HPV prevalence in Nigeria has been challenging to quantify given regional population heterogeneity and differences in diagnostic methodology. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 17 studies, each of which summarized HPV prevalence in
women residing in six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. T...
Thérèse Kagoné, S;
Paton Paré, G;
Adama, Dembélé;
Dramane, Kania;
Sylvie, Zida;
Blandine, Bonané/Thiéba;
Ali, Ouédraogo;
Jean, Testa;
Jacques, Simporé;
Nicolas, Méda.
This study was conducted to describe the distribution of precancerous and cancerous lesions of the cervix uteri, enumerated during a mass screening in Burkina Faso. We conducted a cross-sectional study involving 577 women aged 18 to 60 years, carried out
from November 23 to December 19, 2013, in the city...
BACKGROUND
Cervical cancer is the fourth most fatal and common disease globally among women
of reproductive age in Kenya; it ranks the second most frequent type of cancer after breast
cancer. Due to the high burden, cryotherapy treatment services, which are effective for the
treatment of precancerous les...
Kofi, Effah;
Attivor, Evans K;
Atuguba, Bernard H;
Adaletey, Donatus D;
Ofori, Delali A;
Diame, Philip;
Tekpor, Ethel;
Wormenor, Comfort M;
Gedzah, Isaac;
Agyiri, Dominic;
Amuah, Joseph E;
Akakpo, Patrick K;
Gmanyami, Jonathan M;
Adjuik, Martin;
Amu, Hubert;
Kweku, Margaret.
Objective: To examine the contribution of lower-level health facilities in increasing access to cervical cancer screening in the North Tongu District. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used. The Cervical Cancer Prevention and Training Centre (CCPTC) of the Catholic Hospital, Battor, ...
Kofi, Effah;
Mawusi, C. Wormenor;
Tekpor, Ethel;
Amuah, Joseph E;
Atuguba, Hayford B;
Mensah, Essel N. O;
Badzi, Ewoenam S;
Danyo, Stephen;
Agyiri, Dominic;
Klutsey, Gifty B;
Akakpo, Patrick K.
Objectives: Cervical precancer screening programs are difficult to establish in low resource settings partly because of a lack of human resource. Our aiming was to overcome this challenge. We hypothesized that this could be done through task shifting to trained nurses.
Design: Descriptive retrospective ...
Background: The ability for women to self-collect human papillomavirus (HPV) samples can potentially reduce the risk of cervical cancer and increase screening coverage.
Objectives: To assess the willingness to HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening and its predictors among women attending outpat...
Background: High-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection is linked with uterine cervix premalignant lesions and invasive carcinoma of the uterine cervix.
Methods: Descriptive cross sectional study carried out among female kidney transplant (KTx) recipients in Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi-Kenya...
Background: Cervical precancerous lesions are disorders that can induce discoloration changes. Their detection is difficult in remote areas in the absence of adequate equipment. The objectives were to evaluate Smartphone performance in diagnosing cervical precancerous lesions in Tchibanga, Gabon.
Methods...
The treatment of cervical cancer has a good prognosis if diagnosed early. Hence, screening is very vital. The aim of this study was to evaluate the perception of women on cervical cancer and strategies to enhance its screening uptake in the city of Bamenda, Cameroon. Qualitative study was carried out fro...
