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Visual inspection with acetic acid as a cervical cancer screening tool for developing countries - M.J.V. Germar

Table 3 : On-going IARC collaborative studies on VIA for cervical cancer screening (32)

Program design Interventions evaluated Location of the study Number of participants End points of the program
Randomised,  controlled intervention study VIA, cervical cytology, HPV testing Osmanabad district, India 160,000 women 30-59 years Cervical cancer incidence/ mortality; Cost-effectiveness; establishment of a service and training platform for cervical cancer prevention.
Randomised, controlled intervention study VIA Dindigul District, India 73,000 women aged 30-59 years Detection rates of CIN2-3Cervical cancer incidence/mortality; Cost-effectiveness; establishment of a service and training platform for cervical cancer prevention.
Cross-sectional study VIA, VILI Burkina Faso, Republic of Congo, Guinea,  Hyderabad, India, Laos, Mali, Niger, Mauritania, Tanzania 5000 women aged 30-59 in each location Test characteristics; Acceptability, efficacy, complications of cryotherapy; establishment of a service and training platform for cervical cancer prevention.
Cross-sectional study VIA, cytology Nigeria 2000 women aged 30-64 years Test characteristics; Acceptability, efficacy, complications of cryotherapy; establishment of a service and training platform for cervical cancer prevention.
Cross-sectional study VIA, VILI, cervical cytology Trivandrum and Jaipur India 6000 women 30-59 years in each location Test characteristics; Acceptability, efficacy, complications of cryotherapy; establishment of a service and training platform for cervical cancer prevention.
Cross-sectional study VIA, VIAM, VILI, cervical cytology, HPV testing Calcutta, India 12,000 women aged 30-64 years Test characteristics; Acceptability, efficacy, complications of cryotherapy; establishment of a service and training platform for cervical cancer prevention.
Cross sectional study Cervical cytology, HPV testing, VIA, VIAM, VILI Bombay, India 5000 women aged 30-59 years Test characteristics; Acceptability, efficacy, complications of cryotherapy; establishment of a service and training platform for cervical cancer prevention.