Patient acceptance of self-sampling for human papillomavirus in rural china.

OBJECTIVE.: To test a new survey instrument and determine the acceptance and potential barriers of cervicovaginal self-sampling for high-risk human papillomavirus in rural Chinese women. MATERIALS AND METHODS.

[Evaluation on the visual inspection with Lugol's iodine in cervical cancer screening program].

Objective: To evaluate visual inspection with Lugol's iodine (VILI) in cervical cancer screening program and to provide evidence for designing a cervical cancer screening algorithm in high risk areas of existing low-resource settings to reduce the incidence and mortality of cervical cancer.

Methods: Women in Yangcheng county, Shanxi province were screened with VILI, colposcopy, liquid-based cytology test and human papilloma virus (HPV) DNA test. The efficacy of different screening tests was compared by Youden's index based on the pathology as the gold standard.

[Population-based study of human papillomavirus infection in high-risk area for cervical cancer in Shanxi Province, China].

Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of oncogenic type of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and identify the high risk population for conducting immuno/chemoprevention of cervical cancer.

Methods: All married women aged 30 to 50 with no history of hysterectomy, pelvic radiation and non-pregnant from certain villages of Xiangyuan and Yangcheng County were invited. This study was conducted through two phases.