Cervical Cancer Screening
Research from Charles Sturt University in the area of cervical cancer screening published
Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 31st, 2008
Data detailed in 'Estimates for cervical abnormalities in Vanuatu' have been presented. According to a study from Australia, "To use the Pap smear to establish a recent prevalence of cervical abnormalities within a select population in Vanuatu, a developing country. Cervical smears (n=907) were collected from Ni-Vanuatu women from both urban and rural islands within Vanuatu between August 2001 and September 2005."
"The prevalence of low-grade epithelial abnormalities for the total population was 2.9% and the prevalence of the high-grade epithelial abnormalities/cancer was 2.0%. There was a significant difference (p <0.05) in prevalence of high-grade epithelial...
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