Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2020
Visual inspection of cervix with acetic acid: An alternative to cytology in early screening of cervical cancer in low resource set up.
Dr. Sonika Gupta, Dr. Deepak Abrol, Dr. Sudesh Kumar
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Objective: – To assess the role of visual inspection with acetic acid as an alternative to cytology (pap smear) in screening for cervical cancer in low resources set up. Material and Methods: – Women with > 30 years of age visiting the gynecology out patient with varied complaints of District Hospital, Udhampur, were subject to visual inspection of cervix with acetic acid (VIA) and pap smear. Result: – In the present study, the sensitivity of pap smear came to be 90% and specificity came out to be 73%. The sensitivity of VIA in detecting cervical cancer was 90% and the specificity was 42.17%. Conclusion: – VIA is comparable to pap smear (cytology) and it can be an alternative screening test due to its high sensitivity, simple administration and low cost in low resources set up.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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VISUAL INSPECTION OF CERVIX WITH ACETIC ACID: AN ALTERNATIVE TO CYTOLOGY IN EARLY SCREENING OF CERVICAL CANCER IN LOW RESOURCE SET UP., Dr. Sonika Gupta, Dr. Deepak Abrol, Dr. Sudesh kumar INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-2 | February-2020
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VISUAL INSPECTION OF CERVIX WITH ACETIC ACID: AN ALTERNATIVE TO CYTOLOGY IN EARLY SCREENING OF CERVICAL CANCER IN LOW RESOURCE SET UP., Dr. Sonika Gupta, Dr. Deepak Abrol, Dr. Sudesh kumar INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-2 | February-2020
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