Toward Cervical Cancer Elimination: Evaluation of Access to Diagnostic Services After Referral to a Specialist Gynecologist Clinic at a Major Referral Hospital in Kisumu, Kenya

Abstract

Women in low- and middle-income countries bear a disproportionate burden of cervical cancer incidence and mortality. WHO recommends screening with visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA), followed by treatment in a screen-and-treat approach. We evaluate access to diagnostic services after referral for VIA-positive or suspicious lesions to a gynecologist-led colposcopy clinic at a major government referral and teaching hospital in Kisumu, Kenya.