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SUBMITTER: Sandoval M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6916631 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sandoval Manuel M Slavkovsky Rose R Bansil Pooja P Jeronimo Jose J Lim Jeanette J Figueroa Jacqueline J de Sanjose Silvia S
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 20191121 12
<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the acceptability and safety of thermal ablation (TA) for the treatment of precancerous cervical lesions in women in Honduras.<h4>Methods</h4>Human papillomavirus (HPV) and visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) screen-positive eligible women received TA. After treatment, women rated the level of pain experienced during treatment using the Wong-Baker FACES® pain-rating scale from 0 to 10. Short-term safety outcomes that could require medical attention were assesse ...[more]