Cervical precancer screening using self-sampling, HPV DNA testing, and mobile colposcopy in a hard-to-reach community in Ghana: a pilot study

Kofi Effah; Ethel Tekpor; Comfort Mawusi Wormenor; John Allotey; Yaa Owusu–Agyeman; Seyram Kemawor; Dominic Agyiri; Johnpaul Amenu; Jonathan M. Gmanyami; Martin Adjuik; Kwabena Obeng Duedu; Joyce B. Der; Nana Owusu Mensah Essel; Margaret Kweku

doi:10.1186/s12885-024-13113-9

Cervical precancer screening using self-sampling, HPV DNA testing, and mobile colposcopy in a hard-to-reach community in Ghana: a pilot study

Kofi Effah
, Ethel Tekpor
, Comfort Mawusi Wormenor
, John Allotey
, Yaa Owusu–Agyeman
, Seyram Kemawor
, Dominic Agyiri
, Johnpaul Amenu
, Jonathan M. Gmanyami
, Martin Adjuik
, Kwabena Obeng Duedu
, Joyce B. Der
, Nana Owusu Mensah Essel
, Margaret Kweku

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The World Health Organization has set ambitious goals to eliminate cervical cancer, necessitating evidence on increasing coverage and access to screening and treatment in high-burden areas. We implemented a pilot program to assess the feasibility of obtaining self-collected specimens for high-risk human papillomavirus (hr-HPV) testing in Nzulezo stilt village, a hard-to-reach community in Ghana, and inviting only hr-HPV-positive women to a central location for colposcopy and possible treatment. Subsequently, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of hr-HPV infection and cervical lesions among the women and to explore factors potentially associated with hr-HPV infection among them.

Original language	English
Journal	BMC Cancer
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-13113-9
Publication status	Published (VoR) - 8 Nov 2024

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Effah, K., Tekpor, E., Wormenor, C. M., Allotey, J., Owusu–Agyeman, Y., Kemawor, S., Agyiri, D., Amenu, J., Gmanyami, J. M., Adjuik, M., Duedu, K. O., Der, J. B., Essel, N. O. M., & Kweku, M. (2024). Cervical precancer screening using self-sampling, HPV DNA testing, and mobile colposcopy in a hard-to-reach community in Ghana: a pilot study. BMC Cancer, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-13113-9

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