TABLE 1 Results of VIA Screening in Ethiopia by Region, August 2010 to March 2014
Addis Ababa (2 sites)Amhara (3 sites)Oromia (3 sites)SNNPR (3 sites)Tigray (3 sites)Total (14 sites)
Screeningan = 2,066n = 5,688n = 2,574n = 2,619n = 3,577n = 16,524
 VIA+245 (11.9%)416 (7.3%)258 (10.0%)343 (13.1%)394 (11.0%)1,656 (10.0%)
 VIA−1,806 (87.4%)5,229 (91.9%)2,303 (89.5%)2,258 (86.2%)3,179 (88.9%)14,775 (89.4%)
 Suspect cancer15 (0.7%)43 (0.8%)13 (0.5%)18 (0.7%)4 (0.1%)93 (0.6%)
Eligibility among VIA+n = 245n = 416n = 258n = 343n = 394n = 1,656
 Cryotherapy eligible217 (88.6%)395 (95.0%)251 (97.3%)316 (92.1%)349 (88.8%)1,528 (92.3%)
 LEEP eligible28 (11.4%)21 (5.0%)7 (2.7%)27 (7.9%)45 (11.2%)128 (7.7%)
  • Abbreviations: LEEP, loop electrosurgical excision procedure; SNNPR, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region; VIA, visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid wash.

  • a Three inconclusive VIA test results are excluded from this table.