Mila Pontremoli Salcedo, Eva Lathrop, Nafissa Osman, Andrea Neves, Ricardina Rangeiro, Arlete A N Mariano, Jean Claude Nkundabatware, Guilhermina Tivir, Carla Carrilho, Eliane C S Monteiro, Robert Burny, Joseph P Thomas, Jennifer Carns, Viviane Andrade, Celda Mavume, Rosita Paulo Mugolo, Hira Atif, Hannah Hoover, Edson Chivambo, Marcos Chissano, Cristina Oliveira, Jessica Milan, Melissa Lopez Varon, Bryan M Fellman, Ellen Baker, José Jeronimo, Philip E Castle, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Kathleen M Schmeler, Cesaltina Lorenzoni
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate cervical cancer screening with primary human papillomavirus (HPV) testing in Mozambique, a country with one of the highest burdens of cervical cancer globally. METHODS: Women aged 30-49 years were prospectively enrolled and offered primary HPV testing using either self-collected or provider-collected specimens. Patients who tested positive for HPV underwent visual assessment for treatment using visual inspection with acetic acid to determine eligibility for thermal ablation...
October 31, 2023: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer