{"entity":{"id":"paper-stroetmann-via-follow-up-ethiopia-oncologist-2024","kind":"paper","name":"Adherence to treatment and follow-up after a positive cervical screening test in Ethiopia","aka":[],"tldr":"In 14 health facilities in Addis Ababa and Oromia, over 90% of women with a positive visual inspection screening test were treated, but only about half came back for the recommended follow-up check.","summary":"Screening logbooks from 2017 to 2020 were reviewed in 14 health facilities of Addis Ababa and Oromia region, and women with a positive VIA (visual inspection with acetic acid) result were invited to a telephone interview about treatment and follow-up.","asOf":"2026-11-04","links":[{"label":"Oncologist 2024","url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/oncolo/oyae027"},{"label":"PubMed","url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38394385/"}],"tags":[],"related":[],"cancers":["cervical"],"sections":[],"technologies":[],"targets":[],"drugs":[],"companies":[],"institutions":["ethiopia-ministry-of-health"],"pathways":[],"terms":[],"trials":[],"people":[],"bottlenecks":[],"keyPapers":[],"journals":[],"dependsOn":[],"notes":[],"journal":"The Oncologist","year":2024,"doi":"10.1093/oncolo/oyae027","pmid":"38394385","authors":"Stroetmann CY, Gizaw M, Alemayehu R, et al.","paperType":"observational","findings":["Around 13,800 women had VIA screening, of whom about 820 (5.9%) were positive; data for 741 were extracted.","Over 90% of women with a positive screen received treatment, but only about half of those treated returned for follow-up; 31 had a positive re-screen.","Educational status, age over 40, missing or incorrect follow-up appointments, facility barriers and the use of reminders influenced follow-up."],"whatItMeans":"Ethiopia's screen-and-treat approach reaches treatment well, but follow-up is where women are lost; appointment cards and phone calls can help.","caveats":["Two regions and logbook data; phone interviews reach only women who could be contacted."],"participants":741},"route":"/key-papers/paper-stroetmann-via-follow-up-ethiopia-oncologist-2024/","neighbours":{"cancer":[{"id":"cervical","kind":"cancer","name":"Cervical cancer","route":"/cancers/cervical/"}],"institution":[{"id":"ethiopia-ministry-of-health","kind":"institution","name":"Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia","route":"/institutions/ethiopia-ministry-of-health/"}]}}