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Determinants of Cervical Cancer Screening Accuracy for Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) and Lugol’s Iodine (VILI) Performed by Nurse and Physician

201740 citationsOpen accessUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

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Age and parity influence the performance of visual tests for cervical cancer screening. Proper training of local healthcare providers in the conduct of these tests should take into account these factors for improved performance of VIA and VILI in detecting cervical precancerous lesions among women in limited-resource settings.

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  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170631

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