Accuracy of Visual Inspection Performed by Community Health Workers in Cervical Cancer Screening

Authors Driscoll, S.D. , Tappen, R.M. , Newman, D. , Voege-Harvey, K.

Date 2018

Keywords CHW models, Health Equity, Research and Evaluation Methods, Selected Health Conditions, US- based

A review from the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics assessing the efficacy of cervical cancer screening by community health workers using visual inspection. Examines the accuracy of CHW screening to evaluate whether such an intervention would be an effective means of increasing access to cancer screening services in low-resource areas.