A Population-Based Study of Visual Inspection With Acetic Acid (VIA) for Cervical Screening in Rural Nigeria

Kayode Olusegun Ajenifuja; Julia C. Gage; Akinfolarin C. Adepiti; Nicolas Wentzensen; Claire Eklund; Mary Reilly; Martha Hutchinson; Robert D. Burk; Mark Schiffman

doi:10.1097/IGC.0b013e318280f395

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Cervical Cancer

A Population-Based Study of Visual Inspection With Acetic Acid (VIA) for Cervical Screening in Rural Nigeria

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Kayode Olusegun Ajenifuja Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Perinatology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Julia C. Gage Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bethesda, MD; PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Akinfolarin C. Adepiti Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Perinatology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nicolas Wentzensen Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bethesda, MD; PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Claire Eklund Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI; and PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mary Reilly Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI; and PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Martha Hutchinson Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI; and PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Robert D. Burk Departments of Microbiology and Immunology, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women’s Health, and Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein Cancer Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mark Schiffman Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bethesda, MD; PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Kayode Olusegun Ajenifuja, MD, FWACS, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Obafemi Awolowo University, PMB 5538, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. E-mail: ajenifujako{at}yahoo.com.

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Ajenifuja KO, Gage JC, Adepiti AC, et al

A Population-Based Study of Visual Inspection With Acetic Acid (VIA) for Cervical Screening in Rural Nigeria

International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer 2013;23:507-512.

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Received September 24, 2012
Accepted December 2, 2012
First published March 1, 2013.

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March 01, 2013

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