Surabhi Sudhakaran, Neerja Bhatla, Sandeep R Mathur, Reeta Mahey, Shachi Vashist, Jayashree Natarajan, Garima Kachhawa, Rajesh Kumari, Pranay Tanwar
Background The World Health Organization's call for elimination of cervical cancer envisages 70% screening coverage of women aged 35 and 45 years by an effective test. In India, this target seems unrealistic as awareness and access to cancer prevention services are poor. However, the institutional delivery rate is now >80%. We evaluated the acceptability and feasibility of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing and its role in screening during pregnancy. Methods This observational study recruited 275 pregnant women aged >25 years between 12 and 34 weeks of gestation for screening by cytology and HPV testing...
2023: National Medical Journal of India