Review Article
Year: 2019 | Month: August | Volume: 9 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 460-466
VIA Vs Pap test- Is VIA Helpful for Peripheral Health Workers as Early Screening of Precancerous Lesions of Cervix among Women?
Suchitra A Rati
Vice-principal/HOD, Research Scholar, Department of Community Health Nursing, BLDEA’S Shri B M Patil Institute of Nursing Sciences, Vijayapur-586103, Karnataka state, India
ABSTRACT
As per NICPR 1/4th of global burden of cancer cases belongs to India and projected that by 2025, 31000 women comes as new case and 18000 death due to cervical cancer every year. 70% of women will be screened in developed country where as only 5% of women will be screened in developing country which has become one of major source for increase in incidence of cervical cancer. Presently worldwide HPV has become primary source for cervical cancer. Many precancerous screening techniques are available, which are more effective in low resource setting. Because of lack of knowledge, unavailability of training and negative attitude and lack of skills in performing screening technique cervical cancer are not diagnosing at early stage. Tata memorial cancer center has expressed that Awareness on early detection of precancerous lesions of cervix by using simple screening technique like VIA or vinegar test and logo’s iodine for women may reduces the incidence of cervical cancer. Visual inspection of acetic acid is direct visual inspection of cervix done with naked eye by using cervicoscopy or with low magnification called gynoscopy, aided VI or VIAM. It is concluded that VIA can be used as alternate screening test of cervical cancer as early detection of risk cases among women specially at peripheral area which only requires skilled person to perform considering of its utility, advantages, benefits and outcome result on spot with single visit, it can be proposed as a screening method in cervical cancer.
Key words: VIA, cervical cancer, screening, HPV, Precancerous lesion