Acceptability and feasibility of implementing thermal ablation as a preventive cervical cancer treatment and the comparison of treatment outcome with cryotherapy in Zimbabwe
The study showed the feasibility of implementing thermal ablation as a new preventive cervical cancer treatment modality in Zimbabwe. Furthermore, service providers indicated their preference for thermal ablation due to its ease of use, portability at static settings and lower likelihood of adverse events occurrence. Therefore, we recommend scaling up thermal ablation both at static and outreach sites.
Authors
- Malvern Munjoma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2232-4690)
- Stephano Gudukeya
- Staci Leuschner
- Noah Taruberekera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6522-7167)
- Charity Chipfumbu
- Tafara Moga
- Blessing Mutede (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2359-8948)
- Jabulani Mavudze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6792-0526)
- Hanul Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2055-4740)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ecancermedicalscience
- Published
- 2024-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2024.1736
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77