Call for Systematic Population-Based Cervical Cancer Screening: Findings from Community-Based Screening Camps in Tamil Nadu, India
| Autor: | Gomathi Ramaswamy, Hemant Deepak Shewade, B Sankar Mahadevan, Elangovan Vidhubala, G Nagalekshmi, Anandan K Niraimathi, Sethupathy Ramkumar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male 0301 basic medicine based screening Adolescent India Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Papanicolaou stain Community Population based Cervical cancer screening camp approach Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Community Health Services Cervix Early Detection of Cancer Vaginal Smears Community based VIA business.industry General Medicine cancer cervix Middle Aged Prognosis language.human_language Confidence interval Visual inspection Cross-Sectional Studies 030104 developmental biology medicine.anatomical_structure SORT IT 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Tamil Pap smear language Female business Research Article early diagnosis Follow-Up Studies Papanicolaou Test Demography |
| Zdroj: | Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention : APJCP |
| ISSN: | 2476-762X |
| DOI: | 10.31557/apjcp.2019.20.12.3703 |
| Popis: | Background: In India, systematic cervical cancer screening under the national programme is yet to cover the entire population and therefore opportunistic or camp based approach is commonly practiced screening mode currently. This study presents the proportion of screen-positive women [positive visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid (VIA) and/or Papanicolaou (Pap) smear results] and its associated factors from a rural community-based cervical cancer screening conducted in a service setting. Methods: In this cross-sectional study involving record review, data was drawn from free screening camps conducted by a non-governmental organization in two rural districts of Tamil Nadu, India between March 2015 and March 2017. The associations were assessed using adjusted prevalence ratio with 95% confidence interval. Results: A total of 5,207 women were screened from 307 camps. The mean age was 39.5 years (SD: 8.6). At least one symptom was observed among 2,245 women (43.1%). Of 5,207 women, 19.4% (n=1,009, 95% CI: 18.3%, 20.5%) were screen-positive. Screen positivity in women |
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