Publications by authors named "Assem Suleimenova"
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- Cervical cancer screening is low globally, but self-sampling methods for HPV testing could enhance coverage, and this study investigates different self-sampling devices for their accuracy and acceptability.
- A systematic review analyzed 70 studies on self-sampling devices, revealing that 94.7% of studies showed self-collected samples had similar diagnostic accuracy to those collected by healthcare professionals.
- The Evalyn Brush, FLOQ Swab, Cervex-Brush, and Delphi Screener were identified as the most popular and effective self-sampling devices, with acceptability ratings ranging from 84.2% to 100%.
Immunization is the most successful method in preventing and controlling infectious diseases, which has helped saving millions of lives worldwide. The discovery of the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection being associated with a variety of benign conditions and cancers has driven the development of prophylactic HPV vaccines. Currently, four HPV vaccines are available on the pharmaceutical market: Cervarix, Gardasil, Gardasil-9, and the recently developed Cecolin.
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