Women’s perspectives on the acceptability and feasibility of an HPV screen-and-treat approach to cervical cancer prevention in Iquitos, Peru: a qualitative study

Women’s perspectives on the acceptability and feasibility of an HPV screen-and-treat approach to cervical cancer prevention in Iquitos, Peru: a qualitative study

Abstract Background The objective of this study was to explore women’s experiences of a screen-and-treat approach with ablative therapy (referred to by the Spanish acronym TVT-TA) as a method of treatment following a positive HPV test in Iquitos, Peru. Methods A total of 111 in-depth interviews were...

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Main Authors: Rachel M. Morse, Joanna Brown, Helen E. Noble, E. Jennifer Ríos López, Anna Kohler-Smith, Sandra Soto, Daniel Lenin del Cuadro, Karina Gonzales Díaz, Magaly Figueredo Escudero, Giannina Vásquez del Aguila, Lita E. Carrillo Jara, Hermann F. Silva Delgado, Victor A. Palacios, Carlos Santos-Ortiz, Patti E. Gravitt, Valerie A. Paz-Soldan, the Proyecto Precancer Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:BMC Women's Health
Subjects:
Acceptability
Ablative therapy
Cervical cancer
Screen-and-treat
Thermal ablation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-022-01943-3

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