Development of a Cervical Cancer Screening Program in Rural Guatemala
Our screening program found significantly higher HPV-positivity rates in SLT than in previous Guatemalan studies. Our research reinforces that adequately treating cervical cancer in Guatemala requires accompaniment during care and economic support to make care affordable or free. Based on our pilot program, organizations worldwide can further invest in culturally sensitive cervical cancer screening and treatment.
Authors
- Rafael Tun
- Elizabeth White
- Taryn M. Valley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2866-9518)
- Alejandro Chavez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5626-7140)
- Madhuri Reddy
- Y. López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0826-0021)
- Tana Chongsuwat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1129-0942)
- Claudia Beltrán-Arroyave (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5372-8172)
- Aimee J. Foreman
- Kevin Wyne
- Sean Duffy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1993-7835)
- Denise Salazar
- Cesia Castro Chutá
- Linda Foxworthy
Institutions
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- University of Kansas (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Global Health Science and Practice
- Published
- 2025-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.9745/ghsp-d-24-00282
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- National Institutes of Health