Cervical cancer screening uptake and challenges in Malawi from 2011 to 2015: retrospective cohort study

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Table 2 Trends in cervical screening in Malawi 2011-2015

Year	Annual target	Number of women screened		Number of women with VIA positive		Number of women with VIA positive treated with cryo or cold coagulation		Number of women with suspect cancer
		n	% coverage^a	n	%	n	%	n	%
2011	164,145	15,331	9.3	894	5.8	388	43.4	798	5.2
2012	169,350	22,400	13.2	1,069	4.8	400	37.4	1,098	4.9
2013	174,735	20,490	11.7	1,447	7.1	528	36.5	1,294	6.3
2014	180,306	37,493	20.8	1,628	4.3	655	40.2	1,434	3.8
2015	186,069	49,301	26.5	2,311	4.7	1,001	43.3	1,665	3.4
Total		145,015	-	7,349	5.1	2,972	40.4	6,289	4.3

Cryo = Cryotherapy, n = number of women in the group, VIA = visual inspection with acetic acid, % = percentage
^aAnnual coverage (%) = Number of women screened in a year/Annual target ×100
Annual target = Total population × 0.0674 × 0.8/ 5

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