Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi

Yazarlar: Hacer UYANIKOĞLU, Ceyhun NUMANOĞLU, Ahmet GÜLKILIK

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Vaginal Smear,Acetic Acid,Cervical Cancer

Özet: Background: In this study we purposed to compare visual inspection of acetic acid (VIA) with cytology as a traditional screening program. Material and methods: Ninety five women entered to the study. They were aged 30-55. The patients has no history of hysterectomy and conisation. During speculum examination, firstly cervical smear was taken and then acetic acid (3%) was applied over the cervix. Then acetowhite area was screened with simple visual inspection. Lastly, four quadrant (12, 15, 18, 21 o'clock) biopsy was taken from all women. Biopsy results were used as a gold standart to detect correction of tests. Results: The mean age of the women was 41.06 (range 30-55), and the mean period of marriage was 20.28 (1- 42) years. Average gravity was 4.03 and parity was 2.50. 33 patient were smoking (34.73%), 38 patient (40%) had been used oral contraceptive drugs at the any part of their life. Of the 95 women examined using the VIA, 51(53.6%) were positive, and the smear was abnormal in 38 (40%) patients. And biopsi was positive in 31 (32.6%). The sensitivity of VIAwas 56.8%, the specificity was 95.4%, positive predictive value was 93.5%, negative predictive value was 65.6%. The sensitivity of smear was 47.3%, specificity was 77.1%, PPV was 58% and NPVwas 68.7%. Conclucion: The sensitivity and negative predictive value of VIA was found near to smear (56.8 %, 65.6 vs 47.3, 68.7), the specificity and positive predictive value of VIAhigher than smear (95.4 %, 93.5 vs 77.1, 58). We thought that VIAcan usable an alternative method to smear for cervical cancer screening in low resource settings.

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