The best approach to detecting cervical cancer in HIV-positive women living in research limited countries such as those in Sub-Saharan Africa combines commonly used testing methods tailored to local levels of development and medical infrastructure, according to a study by researchers from and the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and the University of North Carolina. The research evaluated the effectiveness of three commonly used screening methods– the pap smear, human papillomavirus testing (HPV) and visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid (VIA) – among 1,202 South African women tested over a period between 2009 and 2011. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Firnhaber C, et al. (2013) Validation of Cervical Cancer Screening Methods in HIV Positive Women from Johannesburg South Africa. PLoS ONE 8(1): e53494.
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