Treatment of invasive cervical cancer in women living with HIV
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Progress towards increasing access to treatment for invasive cervical cancer for women living with HIV
The purpose of this indicator is to assess availability and access to treatment services for invasive cervical cancer for women living with HIV over time. In the longer run, it is expected that the number of women living with HIV who received treatment for invasive cervical cancer will plateau and slowly decrease, as screening programmes will expand detection and treatment of precancerous lesions, and coverage of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination will increase in line with the World Health Organization (WHO) 90-70-90 elimination targets.
Number of women living with HIV with suspected invasive cervical cancer who received treatment
Number of women living with HIV who were screened for cervical cancer and had suspected invasive cancer
Numerator/denominator
The number is generated from programmatic data from HIV or cervical cancer programmes, or from a national cancer registry, if HIV status is recorded there
Annual
- Age (15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-49, 50+ years).
- Invasive cervical cancer treatment episode (1st in lifetime, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.).
- Treatment type: medical, surgical.
Changes in this indicator over time should be interpreted in light of related interventions, such as the generalization of the pre-cancer screening and treatment programme.
Variation may also represent changes in health care workers' ability to identify invasive cancer.
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