Man power training for early cervical cancer detection

摘要

Alternative strategies are being proposed for early detection of cervical cancer in developing countries. Several investigators have proposed that visual examination of the cervix is an alternative to cervical cytology screening (1-3). Training modules have been developed with success for paramedical staff, mainly nurses, auxiliary midwives and teachers (4, 5). Most of these studies were, however, conducted in research settings. In a real-time situation, trained staff of primary health centers are generally not available due to heavy duty schedules. Thus, one has to depend on community resources for manpower development. This is plentiful. We report our experience of training workers employed from the community for early cancer detection activities. The study was approved by the institutional ethical committee.