Visual screening for early detection of cervical neoplasia in Angola.

Objective: A cross-sectional study in Angola to evaluate the feasibility of cervical screening using visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) or Lugol's iodine (VILI) to detect and treat cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN).

Methods: All 8851 women screened by trained nurses received colposcopy and/or colposcopically-directed biopsies. The final disease status was based on histopathology or colposcopy when no or inadequate biopsies were done.