Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid Positivity in Screening and Early Detection of Cervical Dysplasia in Africa, 2023: A Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND: Visual Inspection with Acetic acid (VIA) is the best feasible method of screening and early detecting for cervical dysplasia for resource limited settings like Africa. There is no study that can represent Africa on VIA positivity. Therefore, this meta-analysis was planned to verify the b...

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Published in:Ethiopian journal of health sciences 2024-01, Vol.34 (1), p.3-14
Main Authors: Geda, Yohannes Fikadu, Lamiso, Yirgalem Yosef, Berhe, Tamirat Melis, Mohammed, Seid Jemal, chibsa, Samuel Ejeta, Endalew, Daniel Adane, Mossa, Kenzudin Assfa, Abeje, Seblework, Hussen, Mustefa Adem, Gesesse, Molalign Mesele
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Summary:BACKGROUND: Visual Inspection with Acetic acid (VIA) is the best feasible method of screening and early detecting for cervical dysplasia for resource limited settings like Africa. There is no study that can represent Africa on VIA positivity. Therefore, this meta-analysis was planned to verify the best available articles to pool the visual inspection with acetic acid positivity in screening and early detection of cervical dysplasia in Africa. METHODS: The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, free Google database search engines, Google Scholar, and Science Direct databases were used to conduct a true search of this research article. STATA version 14.0 was used to do the meta-analysis. This meta-analysis was registered in PROSPERO database under the identity pf CRD42023392197. RESULT: This meta-analysis analyzed data from 21,066 women who had VIA examination to estimate the pooled VIA positivity in Africa. The overall pooled effect estimate of VIA positivity in Africa was 11.93 (95%CI: 11.48-12.37). Age
ISSN:1029-1857
2413-7170
DOI:10.4314/ejhs.v34i1.2