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Impact of cervicitis on performance of cervical cancer screening using HRHPV testing and visual evaluation in women living with HIV in Botswana
Author(s) -
Painter Helena,
Erlinger Adrienne,
Simon Boikhutso,
Morroni Chelsea,
RamogolaMasire Doreen,
Luckett Rebecca
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/ijgo.13235
Subject(s) - cervical cancer , medicine , cervical cancer screening , cervicitis , gynecology , obstetrics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cancer , oncology , family medicine
Cervicitis may affect the accuracy of cervical cancer screening in women living with HIV, even when testing for high‐risk HPV is used.