Cost-utility analysis of primary HPV testing through home-based self-sampling in comparison to visual inspection using acetic acid for cervical cancer screening in East district, Sikkim, India, 2023
The findings support HPV self-sampling as a cost-effective alternative to VIA. This informs policymakers and healthcare providers for better resource allocation in cervical cancer screening in Sikkim.
Authors
- Sangeeta Pradhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8151-2395)
- Roopa Hariprasad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2032-3432)
- Bhavani Shankara Bagepally (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0856-767X)
- Sajith Kumar S (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7938-9255)
- Deepsikka Gurung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4652-9546)
- Tarun Bhatnagar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5603-1418)
- Harki Tamang
- Arpana Sharma
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Government of Sikkim (IN)
- National Institute of Epidemiology (IN)
- Sikkim University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-08-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300556
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55