title: [Cytological detection of cervical cancer in black Africa: what are the perspectives?].
abstract: The authors report the study of the cytological screening for cervical cancer in Africa on the basis of the experience from four West African countries (Ivory Coast, Guinea, Mali and Senegal). The study reveals that in all these countries, the yearly coverage is inferior to one cervical vaginal cytological screening per 100 women of 15 years of age and above. This rate (< 1%) is too weak to act on the rate of mortality and morbidity of cervical cancer. Consequently, the authors advise like WHO the African authorities to define and to apply cervical cancer screening programs to reach the following goal: carry out one cervical vaginal cytology in each woman near the age of 40. Cervicography can be associated.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'anatomie et de cytologie pathologiques, université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Woto-Gaye
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Critchlow
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kiviat
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Ndiaye
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology*; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D016701:Guinea / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008302:Mali / Q000453:epidemiology; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D012675:Senegal / Q000453:epidemiology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014626:Vaginal Smears
vernacular_title: Le dépistage cytologique des cancers du col utérin en Afrique noire: quelles perspectives?