Publications by authors named "Jorge Horna"
Visual inspection with acetic acid for cervical cancer screening outside of low-resource settings.
Rev Panam Salud Publica
January 2005
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluated visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) as a screening method for cervical cancer in a well-equipped health center in Peru, comparing it to the traditional Pap smear.
- VIA resulted in a higher positive test rate (6.9% vs. 4.2%) compared to Pap smear, and detected more cases of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN).
- The findings suggest that VIA is effective for early detection and is more likely to ensure follow-up than the Pap smear, showing its potential use in both low-resource and well-equipped settings.