Abstract
International stakeholders gathered in New Delhi, India, in December 2022 to share experiences on human papillomaviruses (HPV) prevention and control strategies. As part of a supplementary publication from the meeting proceedings, this paper describes secondary HPV prevention strategies highlighting the varying degrees of progress and challenges through case studies from Bhutan, India, and T & uuml;rkiye. India has implemented national screening guidelines, primarily using visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA), but achieving a low coverage rate of 1.9% (2022). In contrast, Bhutan and T & uuml;rkiye have redesigned and established HPV-based cervical screening programs targeting women aged 30-65, achieving 77% (2022) and 95% (2019) coverage among women ever screened, respectively. Lessons learned include utilising patient health information management systems, analysing optimal context-specific HPV testing strategies and ensuring use and continuous supply of clinically validated HPV tests.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Vaccine |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | Suppl. 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | S49-S53 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISSN | 0264-410X |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Keywords
- Cervical cancer screening programs
- HPV-based testing
- Human papillomaviruses
- Low-and middle-income countries
- Screening
- South Asia
- Via
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