Mobile colposcopy by trained nurses in a cervical cancer screening programme at Battor, Ghana
Ghana Medical Journal
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56(3): 141-151, )2022. Figures, Tables
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ABSTRACT
Objectives:
Cervical precancer screening programs are difficult to establish in low resource settings partly because of a lack of human resource. Our aiming was to overcome this challenge. We hypothesized that this could be done through task shifting to trained nurses.Design:
Descriptive retrospective cross-sectional review.Setting:
Training was at the Cervical Cancer Prevention and Training Center (CCPTC) and screening was carried out at the clinic and at outreaches / peripheral facilities.Participants:
All women who reported to the clinic for screening or were recruited during outreachesInterventions:
All 4 nurses were trained for at least 2weeks (module 1). A total of 904 women were screened by the trained nurses using the EVA system. Quality assurance was ensured. Main outcomemeasures:
Primary screening and follow-up were carried out by the trained nurses with quality assured through image sharing and meetings with peers and experienced gynaecologists.Results:
828 women had primary screening and 76 had follow-up screening. 739 (89.3%) were screened at the clinic and 89 (10.7%) at outreaches/peripheral facilities. Of all screened, 130 (14.5%) had cervical lesions, and 25 (2.8%) were treated, 12 (48.0%) by Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) performed by a gynaecologist, 11 (44.0%) with thermal coagulation by trained nurses except one, and 2 (8.0%) with cryotherapy by trained nurses.Conclusion:
We demonstrate the utility of a model where nurses trained in basic colposcopy can be used to successfully implement a cervical precancer screening and treatment program in low-resource settings
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias do Colo do Útero
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Colposcopia
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Carcinoma Hepatocelular
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Detecção Precoce de Câncer
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de rastreamento
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Ghana Medical Journal
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Instituição/País de afiliação:
Catholic Hospital, Battor, Ghana/GH
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Department of Public Health, The Salvation Army Hospital, Agona-Duakwa, Ghana/GH
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Lotus Medical Group, Kumasi, Ghana/GH
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epartment of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Cape Coast, Ghana/GH
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