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Table 2 Thermocoagulation assessment immediately after treatment and at the 1-month control visit

From: Feasibility of thermocoagulation in a screen-and-treat approach for the treatment of cervical precancerous lesions in sub-Saharan Africa

 

Variable

N

 

%

Immediately after treatment

Total women treated

110

 

90.9

Pain

   

 Yes

105

 

95.5

 No

3

 

2.7

 Not specified

2

 

1.8

VAS pain score (mean ± SD)

 

3.0 ± 1.6

 

VAS pain score (median, range)

 

2 (1–8)

 

Desire of future pregnancy

54

 

49.1

At the 1-month control visit

Total women seen at the 1-month visit

109

 

99.1

Pain

   

 Yes

34

 

31.2

 No

75

 

68.8

VAS pain score (mean ± SD)

 

0.8 ± 1.4

 

Pain duration (mean ± SD), days

 

2.1 ± 4.8

 

Vaginal discharge

   

 Yes

108

 

99.1

 No

1

 

0.9

Vaginal discharge duration (mean ± SD), days

 

16.2 ± 8.4

 

Cicatrisation

   

 Yes

100

 

91.7

 No

9

 

8.3