Effectiveness and Acceptability of Visual Inspection With Acetic Acid as a Screening Test for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Mathanky Theeparuban, Muhunthan Kopalasuntharam · 2025
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Mathanky Theeparuban and Muhunthan Kopalasuntharam test a low-cost cervical screening method in Sri Lanka in a study from 2025. Cervical cancer is preventable when early cell changes are caught. A simple vinegar swab, called VIA, turns suspect tissue white for the naked eye. It suits places without large lab systems.
Nine hundred seventy-eight women aged thirty-five to fifty-four took part in the Jaffna area. Each woman got the vinegar test plus a questionnaire. Colposcopy with biopsy, the gold standard, checked the results. The study also measured how common early changes were and which risk factors tracked with them. Acceptability mattered too: a test women refuse cannot save lives.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mathanky Theeparuban, Muhunthan Kopalasuntharam |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |