title: Cervical cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries.
abstract: Cervical cancer is a leading cause of death among women in the developing world. Conventional cytology-based cervical cancer screening programs have been largely ineffectual at reducing the cervical cancer burden in low-resource settings. In response, alternative strategies have been tested, such as visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) screening and human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA-based testing. This manuscript reviews literature addressing the programmatic approaches to implementing cervical cancer screening programs in low-resource settings, highlighting the challenges, barriers, and successes related to the use of cytology, VIA, and HPV-DNA based screening programs.
authors: Basic Health International, San Salvador, El Salvador.
authors: Lauren R
authors: LR
authors: Ditzian
authors: Gizelka
authors: G
authors: David-West
authors: Mauricio
authors: M
authors: Maza
authors: Beatrix
authors: B
authors: Hartmann
authors: Taraneh
authors: T
authors: Shirazian
authors: Miriam
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authors: Cremer