Comparison of Cervical and Vaginal Specimens for HPV/DNA Test for Screening Cervical Carcinoma among 35 Year Age Cohort Ever Married Women in a District of Sri Lanka: A Cross Sectional Study

Perera, KCM; Mapitigama; N; Abeysena; HTCS#xB3;

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Perera, KCM
Mapitigama
N
Abeysena
HTCS#xB3;

Keywords:

cervical cancer screening, HPV/DNA test, cervical specimens, vaginal specimens, coverage

Abstract

Background: Currently, pap smears are used to screen cervical cancers in Sri Lanka. Two major drawbacks of pap smear screening method are the suboptimal sensitivity and the low coverage. HPV/DNA screening method can be used as a cervical cancer screening method and high sensitivity (92.9%) is the major advantage of it. Specimens can be collected for HPV/DNA test from two sampling site a) from the cervix b) from the vagina. Vaginal specimen collection is more feasible as it does not require speculum examination, therefore primary healthcare worker can be collected a specimen. The objective of the study is to compare HPV/DNA test results of specimens from two sampling sites as a measure to improve the quality and coverage of the National Cervical Cancer Screening programme in Sri Lanka.

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Comparison of Cervical and Vaginal Specimens for HPV/DNA Test for Screening Cervical Carcinoma among 35 Year Age Cohort Ever Married Women in a District of Sri Lanka: A Cross Sectional Study. (2021). Global Journal of Medical Research, 21(F3), 9-14. https://medicalresearchjournal.org/index.php/GJMR/article/view/2441

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