SynthesisInternational journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics2021
A systematic review of handheld tools in lieu of colposcopy for cervical neoplasia and female genital schistosomiasis.
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- Cervical lesion proportion measure using a digital gridded imaging technique to assess cervical pathology in women with genital schistosomiasis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Trial
- Diagnosis and treatment of female genital schistosomiasis.The Lancet. Microbe · 2026Review
- AID-FGS: Artificial intelligence-enabled diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis: Preliminary findings.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Integrating pocket colposcope and telecolposcopy into VIA-based screening at primary healthcare centers for cervical cancer prevention in LMICs.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- 'Female Genital Schistosomiasis: Translational Challenges and Opportunities' - outputs and actions from a consultative, collaborative and translational workshop.Parasitology · 2025Review
- Visual diagnostics for female genital schistosomiasis and the opportunity for improvement using computer vision.Parasitology · 2025Review
- Now, more than ever, it's time to address the neglect of female genital schistosomiasis.Parasitology · 2025Review
- The impact of Schistosoma haematobium hybridization on molecular diagnosis of schistosomiasis: A review with emphasis on female genital schistosomiasis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Review
- Female genital schistosomiasis burden and risk factors in two endemic areas in Malawi nested in the Morbidity Operational Research for Bilharziasis Implementation Decisions (MORBID) cross-sectional study.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- Time to bring female genital schistosomiasis out of neglect.British medical bulletin · 2024Article
- Predictors for participation in mass-treatment and female genital schistosomiasis re-investigation, and the effect of praziquantel treatment in South African adolescents.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- Optical imaging for screening and early cancer diagnosis in low-resource settings.Nature reviews bioengineering · 2024Article
- The WHO atlas for female-genital schistosomiasis: Co-design of a practicable diagnostic guide, digital support and training.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Urinary human papillomavirus DNA as an indicator of gynaecological infection in young women inFrontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- A Review of Computer-Aided Diagnostic Algorithms for Cervical Neoplasia and an Assessment of Their Applicability to Female Genital Schistosomiasis.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Digital health · 2023Review
- Assessing the prevalence of Female Genital Schistosomiasis and comparing the acceptability and performance of health worker-collected and self-collected cervical-vaginal swabs using PCR testing among women in North-Western Tanzania: The ShWAB study.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Mixed-methods evaluation of integrating female genital schistosomiasis management within primary healthcare: a pilot intervention in Ogun State, Nigeria.International health · 2023Article
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- Visual diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis in Zambian women from hand-held colposcopy: agreement of expert image review and association with clinical symptoms.Wellcome open research · 2023Article
- Establishing and Integrating a Female Genital Schistosomiasis Control Programme into the Existing Health Care System.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundVisualization of the lesions in the lower genital tract is the mainstay for diagnosis of the four lesions found in female genital schistosomiasis (FGS), but colposcopes are generally not available in low-resource settings.
objectiveWe sought to review handheld devices that could potentially be used for FGS diagnosis. SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched Medline and Embase 2015-2019 for handheld devices used in cervical cancer screening and FGS diagnosis. SELECTION CRITERIA: We excluded studies that did not compare the device to standard-of-care colposcopes or histopathology. MAIN RESULTS AND
conclusionIn 11 studies, four handheld colposcopes, two smartphones, and one compact digital camera were evaluated. Two handheld colposcopes were found to be potentially adequate for FGS diagnosis, namely Gynocular and Mobile ODT. The smartphones and digital camera did not have sufficient magnification to diagnose grainy sandy patches, one of the FGS lesion types. Customized software should be made to support the diagnosis of both FGS and cervical neoplasia. Real-time postgraduate training and quality control should be considered in future studies of handheld colposcopes. For patients from schistosomiasis endemic areas, we recommend that handheld devices are used for FGS. Studies are needed to determine which of the two devices is most adequate for FGS diagnosis in schistosomiasis endemic areas.
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