Community-Based Cervical Cancer Screening using Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid
Background: Cervical cancer is the most common cancer among Nepalese women. Cervical cancer screening plays a vital role in reducing the morbidity and mortality of the disease. In this study, we assessed the prevalence of precancerous lesions of cervical cancer from community-based screening progra...
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| author | Rashmi Mulmi Gambhir Shrestha Ayodhya Pathak Manju Sharma Tara Dawadi Bhola Siwakoti Kishore Kumar Pradhananga |
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Background: Cervical cancer is the most common cancer among Nepalese women. Cervical cancer screening plays a vital role in reducing the morbidity and mortality of the disease. In this study, we assessed the prevalence of precancerous lesions of cervical cancer from community-based screening programs in Nepal.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study involving record review, data were drawn from community-based screening programs in 14 districts by B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital in Nepal. All women who underwent cervical cancer screening using visual inspection with acetic acid between June 2017 to December 2018 were included.
Results: A total of 7,270 women were screened during the study period with the prevalence of cervical precancerous lesions among 153 (2.1%; 95% Confidence Interval 1.8-2.5) participants. Of which, the highest positivity rate was observed in the age group 30 years and below (46, 3%). The majority (4453, 61%) of the total women screened, were married at age below 20 years and 188 (3%) reported a history of cancer in their families. The most common presenting complaints were low abdominal pain (1236, 17%), low back pain (1152, 16%), itching in the anogenital region (828, 11%), and per vaginal discharge (818, 11%). Cervical cancer was suspected in 25 (0.3%) women.
Conclusions: The prevalence of precancerous lesions of cervical cancer is low but with high existing risk factors among Nepalese women of selected districts. The government should implement effective and sustained cervical cancer awareness and population-based screening programs along with a continuum of care. The national criteria for screening should also include young women with known risk factors.
Keywords: Nepal; prevention and control; screening; uterine cervical neoplasms
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| spelling | doaj.art-0c8a0e41e2414a13a1b904ede2c02c2a2022-12-22T03:29:22ZengNepal Health Research CouncilJournal of Nepal Health Research Council1727-54821999-62172022-11-01200210.33314/jnhrc.v20i02.4021Community-Based Cervical Cancer Screening using Visual Inspection with Acetic AcidRashmi Mulmi0Gambhir Shrestha1Ayodhya Pathak2Manju Sharma3Tara Dawadi4Bhola Siwakoti5Kishore Kumar Pradhananga6Department of Cancer Prevention, Control and Research, B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, NepalDepartment of Community Medicine, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, NepalDepartment of Cancer Prevention, Control and Research, B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, NepalDepartment of Cancer Prevention, Control and Research, B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, NepalDepartment of Cancer Prevention, Control and Research, B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, NepalDepartment of Cancer Prevention, Control and Research, B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bharatpur, Chitwan, NepalKathmandu Cancer Center, Tathali, Bhaktapur, Nepal Background: Cervical cancer is the most common cancer among Nepalese women. Cervical cancer screening plays a vital role in reducing the morbidity and mortality of the disease. In this study, we assessed the prevalence of precancerous lesions of cervical cancer from community-based screening programs in Nepal. Methods: In this cross-sectional study involving record review, data were drawn from community-based screening programs in 14 districts by B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital in Nepal. All women who underwent cervical cancer screening using visual inspection with acetic acid between June 2017 to December 2018 were included. Results: A total of 7,270 women were screened during the study period with the prevalence of cervical precancerous lesions among 153 (2.1%; 95% Confidence Interval 1.8-2.5) participants. Of which, the highest positivity rate was observed in the age group 30 years and below (46, 3%). The majority (4453, 61%) of the total women screened, were married at age below 20 years and 188 (3%) reported a history of cancer in their families. The most common presenting complaints were low abdominal pain (1236, 17%), low back pain (1152, 16%), itching in the anogenital region (828, 11%), and per vaginal discharge (818, 11%). Cervical cancer was suspected in 25 (0.3%) women. Conclusions: The prevalence of precancerous lesions of cervical cancer is low but with high existing risk factors among Nepalese women of selected districts. The government should implement effective and sustained cervical cancer awareness and population-based screening programs along with a continuum of care. The national criteria for screening should also include young women with known risk factors. Keywords: Nepal; prevention and control; screening; uterine cervical neoplasms http://www.jnhrc.com.np/index.php/jnhrc/article/view/4021 |
| spellingShingle | Rashmi Mulmi Gambhir Shrestha Ayodhya Pathak Manju Sharma Tara Dawadi Bhola Siwakoti Kishore Kumar Pradhananga Community-Based Cervical Cancer Screening using Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid Journal of Nepal Health Research Council |
| title | Community-Based Cervical Cancer Screening using Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid |
| title_full | Community-Based Cervical Cancer Screening using Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid |
| title_fullStr | Community-Based Cervical Cancer Screening using Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community-Based Cervical Cancer Screening using Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid |
| title_short | Community-Based Cervical Cancer Screening using Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid |
| title_sort | community based cervical cancer screening using visual inspection with acetic acid |
| url | http://www.jnhrc.com.np/index.php/jnhrc/article/view/4021 |
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