About the Authors

Antoine Jaquet

antoine.jaquet@isped.u-bordeaux2.fr

Affiliations Université Bordeaux, ISPED, Centre INSERM U897-Epidémiologie-Biostatistique, Bordeaux, France, INSERM, ISPED, Centre INSERM U897- Epidémiologie-Biostatistique, Bordeaux, France

Apollinaire Horo

Affiliation Service de Gynécologie Obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Yopougon, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Didier K. Ekouevi

Affiliations Université Bordeaux, ISPED, Centre INSERM U897-Epidémiologie-Biostatistique, Bordeaux, France, INSERM, ISPED, Centre INSERM U897- Epidémiologie-Biostatistique, Bordeaux, France, Programme PACCI, CHU de Treichville, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Badian Toure

Affiliation Service de Gynécologie Obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Yopougon, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Patrick A. Coffie

Affiliation Programme PACCI, CHU de Treichville, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Benjamin Effi

Affiliation Service d'Anatomo-Pathologie, CHU de Treichville, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Severin Lenaud

Affiliation Programme PACCI, CHU de Treichville, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Eugene Messou

Affiliation CePReF, ACONDA, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Albert Minga

Affiliation Centre Médical de Suivi de Donneurs de Sang/CNTS/PRIMO-CI, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

Annie J. Sasco

Affiliations Université Bordeaux, ISPED, Centre INSERM U897-Epidémiologie-Biostatistique, Bordeaux, France, INSERM, ISPED, Centre INSERM U897- Epidémiologie-Biostatistique, Bordeaux, France

François Dabis

Affiliations Université Bordeaux, ISPED, Centre INSERM U897-Epidémiologie-Biostatistique, Bordeaux, France, INSERM, ISPED, Centre INSERM U897- Epidémiologie-Biostatistique, Bordeaux, France

the IeDEA West Africa Collaboration

Membership of the IeDEA West Africa Collaboration is provided in the Acknowledgments.

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AJ AH DKE AJS FD. Wrote the paper: AJ DKE AM FD. Conducted the clinical work and cervical screening training: AH BT. Performed statistical analysis: AJ. Interpreted data: AJ AH DKE FD. Supervised the pathological examinations: BE. First drafted the manuscript: AJ. Critically revised the manuscript for important intellectual content: AJ DKE AM FD AH AJS BT BE PAC SL EM. Agreed on the final version of the manuscript: AJ DKE AM FD AH AJS BT BE PAC SL EM.