Utilization of Cervical Cancer Screening Services and Trends in Screening Positivity Rates in a ‘Screen-And-Treat’ Program Integrated with HIV/AIDS Care in Zambia
Mwanahamuntu MH, Sahasrabuddhe VV, Blevins M, Kapambwe S, Shepherd BE, Chibwesha C, Pfaendler KS, Mkumba G, Vwalika B, Hicks ML, Vermund SH, Stringer JS, Parham GP. Utilization of Cervical Cancer Screening Services and Trends in Screening Positivity Rates in a ‘Screen-And-Treat’ Program Integrated with HIV/AIDS Care in Zambia. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e74607. PMID: 24058599, PMCID: PMC3776830, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer screening servicesCancer screening servicesHIV-seronegative womenHIV serostatusScreening servicesHIV/AIDS care programsCervical cancer prevention programsCervical cancer prevention servicesCervical cancer screening programsHIV/AIDS careHIV-seropositive womenCancer prevention servicesCancer prevention programsCancer screening programsAIDS care programsProportion of womenPatterns of utilizationHIV-seropositiveCervical cancerSaharan AfricaTest positivityPositivity rateAIDS careScreening programMultivariable modeling