The Mulher Study: cervical cancer screening with primary HPV testing in Mozambique.
Mila Pontremoli SalcedoEva LathropNafissa OsmanAndrea NevesRicardina RangeiroArlete A N MarianoJean Claude NkundabatwareGuilhermina TivirCarla CarrilhoEliane C S MonteiroRobert BurnyJoseph P ThomasJennifer CarnsViviane AndradeCelda MavumeRosita Paulo MugoloHira AtifHannah HooverEdson ChivamboMarcos ChissanoCristina OliveiraJessica MilanMelissa Lopez VaronBryan M FellmanEllen BakerJosé JeronimoPhilip E CastleRebecca Richards-KortumKathleen M SchmelerCesaltina LorenzoniPublished in: International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society (2023)
It is feasible to perform cervical cancer screening with primary HPV testing and follow-up in low-resource settings. Participants preferred self-collection, and the majority of screen-positive patients completed all steps of their diagnostic work-up and treatment. Our findings provide important information for further implementation and scale-up of cervical cancer screening and treatment services as part of the WHO global strategy for the elimination of cervical cancer.