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Sex Transm Infect 2022 Aug 18. Epub 2022 Aug 18.

Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK.

Objectives: To investigate how differential access to key interventions to reduce STIs, HIV and their sequelae changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: British participants (18-59 years) completed a cross-sectional web survey 1 year (March-April 2021) after the initial lockdown in Britain. Quota-based sampling and weighting resulted in a quasi-representative population sample. Read More

Br J Nurs 2022 Aug;31(15):S22-S29

Professor of Nursing, Research Center for Implementation Nursing Science Initiative, Research Promotion Headquarters, Fujita Health University, Aichi, Japan, junko.

Introduction: Compression therapy is important in oedema control in lymphoedema. However, some patients have difficulties starting compression therapy because standard self-care education does not enable them to fully understand lymphoedema and recognise it as their problem. To overcome this, real-time image-sharing education, using a combination of indocyanine green lymphography (ICG) and ultrasonography, may be used to educate patients. Read More

Int J STD AIDS 2022 Aug 18:9564624221111280. Epub 2022 Aug 18.

Division of Gynecologic Oncology, 12264University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Objectives: To describe risk factors/incidence of abnormal cervical/vaginal cytology/histology and cancer among women living with human immunodeficiency virus (WLHIV) ≥65 years compared to HIV-negative matched controls.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort of patients who underwent Pap screening at the University of Maryland 01/2003-04/2019.

Results: WLHIV and HIV-negative controls ( = 70 each) underwent 140/151 Pap tests, respectively. Read More

Apoptosis 2022 Aug 18. Epub 2022 Aug 18.

Center for Uterine Cancer Diagnosis & Therapy Research of Zhejiang Province, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325027, China.

Cervical cancer is one of the most common female malignancies. Human papillomaviruses (HPV) are the main causative agents of virtually all cervical carcinomas. Nevertheless, emerging evidence has demonstrated that a small proportion of cervical cancer patients are HPV negative. Read More

Cancer Causes Control 2022 Aug 18. Epub 2022 Aug 18.

Department of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.

Introduction: Cervical cancer mortality can be prevented through early detection with screening methods such as Pap and high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) tests; however, only 81% of women aged 21-65 are up-to-date on screening. Many interventions to increase cervical cancer screening have been implemented, but there is limited understanding about which intervention components are most successful.

Methods: We conducted a scoping review of existing literature and available resources for cervical cancer screening interventions to identify gaps in the research. Read More