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Country fact sheet: Bangladesh

CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING PROGRAMME

Reporting year for qualitative data: 2020
Source of qualitative data: Directly from Programme

Organization of screening

An individual/team/institution responsible to coordinate the programme: Yes
Dedicated budget for screening programme: Yes
Documented cancer screening policy: Yes
Nature of documentation of the policy: Recommendation
Year programme was initiated: 2005
Programme introduction was preceded by a pilot: Yes, pilot evaluated and report published
Screening tests provided free of charge: Yes
Diagnostic tests provided free of charge: No
Treatment services provided free of charge: No

Information system and data collection

System that collects data: Individual & Aggregated
   • Identification of eligible population: No
   • Screening participation: Individual & Aggregated
   • Screening test results: Individual & Aggregated
   • Further assessment: Individual & Aggregated
   • Final pathology diagnosis: No
   • Cancer staging: Individual & Aggregated
   • Treatment: No
The information system exists at national or sub-national level: Individual: Both national and sub-national
Aggregated: Both national and sub-national
The information system collects data outside the programme (opportunistic screening/private sector): No
Cancer screening data is linked with population-based cancer registry (PBCR): No PBCR

Screening protocol

A screening protocol or guideline: Yes
Year of published/updated protocol: 2016
Target age (min-max) and screening interval [months] for each test: VIA (30-60 years / [60 months])
Triaging test used: None
Self-collection HPV recommended: -
"Screen and treat" included in the protocol: No
Treatment modality for "screen and treat": -

Invitations for screening and further assessment

Initiatives to create population awareness by the Health Ministry/Health Authority: Small media campaign
Group education
One-on-one education
Social media platform
Invitations to eligible population: No
Source of the eligible individuals identified: -
Method of invitation: -
Screening kit included with the invitation: -
Screen positive individuals actively contacted for further assessment: Yes
Individuals with a precancer or cancer diagnosis actively contacted: Yes

Quality Assurance (QA) of screening activities

Documented standard operating procedure/policy for QA: No
An individual/team/institution responsible for QA: No
Accreditation of lab services: No
Accreditation of pathology services: No
Documented performance indicators: Yes
Reference standards for performance indicators: Yes
Evaluation reports published in the last five years: Yes

Performance indicators

Reporting year for quantitative data: 2019
Source of quantitative data: Directly from programme
Age range and regional limitation if applicable: 20-60 years
Invitation coverage (%):
Participation rate (%):
Examination coverage (%): 8.8
Completeness of data related to screening test results (%): 100
Completeness of data related to further assessment results (%): 100
Further assessment (Colposcopy referral) rate (%): 4.2
Further assessment participation rate (%): 17.5
Detection rate for CIN2+ (x 1000):
Detection rate for CIN3+ (x 1000):
Detection rate for invasive cancer (x 1000):
Positive Predictive Value of abnormal screening test to detect CIN2+ (x 1000):
Positive Predictive Value for CIN3+ (x 1000):
Positive Predictive Value for invasive cancer (x 1000):
More quantitative data (2019/VIA)


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