Publications by authors named "Serra Lem Asangbeh-Kerman"
Introduction: To eliminate cervical cancer (CC), access to and quality of prevention and care services must be monitored, particularly for women living with HIV (WLHIV). We assessed implementation practices in HIV clinics across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to identify gaps in the care cascade and used aggregated patient data to populate cascades for WLHIV attending HIV clinics.
Methods: Our facility-based survey was administered between November 2020 and July 2021 in 30 HIV clinics across SSA that participate in the International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) consortium.
Article Synopsis
- Cervical cancer is a major health issue for women in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly impacting those living with HIV, and WHO has released guidelines for its prevention.
- A systematic review of policies was conducted for countries with a high prevalence of HIV, focusing on documents from 2010 to 2022.
- The review evaluated various aspects of cervical cancer prevention, including HPV vaccination, education, and screening methods, revealing a range of approaches and specific strategies for women living with HIV across nine countries.