Inter- and intra-observer agreement in the assessment of the cervical transformation zone (TZ) by visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) and its implications for a screen and treat approach: a reliability study

• Main Authors: Khadidja Benkortbi (Author), Rosa Catarino (Author), Ania Wisniak (Author), Bruno Kenfack (Author), Eveline Tincho Foguem (Author), Gino Venegas (Author), Mwanahamuntu Mulindi (Author), Apollinaire Horo (Author), Jose Jeronimo (Author), Pierre Vassilakos (Author), Patrick Petignat (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In low-resource countries, interpretation of the transformation zone (TZ) using the classification of the International Federation for Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy (IFCPC), adopted by the World Health Organization, is critical for determining if visual inspection with acetic...