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Implemented Projects in the last 10 years

PROJECTS

Promoting change through research initiatives

Development and evaluation of a mobile application for HPV-tested women: Tita app

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Evaluation of HPV testing implementation in Argentina: two case studies (Catamarca-Jujuy).

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Evaluation of the impact of the second-round HPV screening strategy in Jujuy.

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PUBLICATIONS

Effectiveness of an mHealth intervention to increase adherence to triage of HPV DNA positive women who have performed self-collection (the ATICA study): A hybrid type I cluster randomised effectiveness-implementation trial. Lancet Reg Health Am., 2022.
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The IARC Perspective on Cervical Cancer Screening. N Engl J Med., 2021
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Effectiveness of HPV self-collection offered by community health workers at home visits to increase screening uptake (EMA study): A cluster randomized trial. The Lancet Global Health, 2015
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Programmatic human papillomavirus testing in cervical cancer prevention in the Jujuy Demonstration Project in Argentina: a population-based, before-and-after retrospective cohort study. Lancet Global Health, 2019
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Women’s perspectives on cervical screening and treatment in developing countries: experiences with new technologies and service delivery strategies. Women and Health, 2006.
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Oral cancer screening: The importance of recognizing scientific evidence. The Lancet Oncology, 2006.
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Determinants of participation of women in a cervical cancer screening trial in the state of Maharashtra, India. WHO Bulletin, 2007.
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The socio-economic impact of cervical cancer on patients and their families in Argentina, and its influence on radiotherapy compliance. Results from a cross-sectional study. Gynecology Oncology, 2007.
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Women’s perspectives on cervical screening and treatment in developing countries: experiences with new technologies and service delivery strategies. Women and Health, 2006.
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Oral cancer screening: The importance of recognizing scientific evidence. The Lancet Oncology, 2006.
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Determinants of participation of women in a cervical cancer screening trial in the state of Maharashtra, India. WHO Bulletin, 2007.
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The socio-economic impact of cervical cancer on patients and their families in Argentina, and its influence on radiotherapy compliance. Results from a cross-sectional study. Gynecology Oncology, 2007.
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NEWS

Latest news on projects, events and interventions that help transform our community

Silvina Arrossi participated in the final meeting of the CBIG-screen Project as a member of the Scientific and Ethic Advisory Board
CBIG-SCREEN is a collaborative study involving more than 14 research teams from across Europe, funded by the European Union and led by INSERM-FRANCE. The goal is to produce evidence to improve the provision of cervical screening in vulnerable populations. During the meeting, leaders of the study working groups presented advances and achievements, and received comments…

CBIG-SCREEN is a collaborative study involving more than 14 research teams from across Europe, funded by the European Union and led by INSERM-FRANCE. The goal is to produce evidence to…

January 12, 2026

Pilar Barcena receives CONICET Doctoral Completion Grant
Pilar ranked seventh in the merit ranking and was awarded the Doctoral Completion Grant, a key recognition for the culmination of her postgraduate studies.Under the direction of Doctors Silvina Arrossi and Melisa Paolino, she is developing her research “Evaluation of the Cervical Cancer Prevention Strategy with HPV Testing in the Second Round of Screening through…

Pilar ranked seventh in the merit ranking and was awarded the Doctoral Completion Grant, a key recognition for the culmination of her postgraduate studies.Under the direction of Doctors Silvina Arrossi…

January 9, 2026

tita app
Collaborative Research work: Dr. Leith León Maldonado
We welcome Dr. Leith León Maldonado from the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico, who joins our team as an external collaborator. This collaboration is dedicated to the usability analysis and evaluation of the TITA App as part of the TITA Project. TITA Project.

We welcome Dr. Leith León Maldonado from the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico, who joins our team as an external collaborator. This collaboration is dedicated to the usability…

January 5, 2026

The journal Implementation Science Communications published the results of the EMA Strategy study.
Authors Melisa Paolino, Victoria Sánchez Antelo, Milca Cuberli, Mariana Curotto, Anabella Le Pera, Fernando Binder, Juan David Mazzadi, Beatriz Firmenich and Silvina Arrossi conducted an investigation on the fidelity of EMA strategy implementation with the aim of evaluating the level of adherence to the core components of the EMA strategy, and the different factors affecting…

January 12, 2023

The journal BMC Health Services Research published the results of research related to the ATICA strategy.
This study, authored by Dr. Cecilia Straw, Dr. Victoria Sánchez Antelo, Dr. Racquel Kohler, Dr. Melisa Paolino, Dr. Kasisomayajula Viswanath and Dr. Silvina Arrossi, shows the high acceptability and positive evaluation by health professionals and decision-makers of the ATICA strategy to increase adherence to triage of HPV-positive women, as well as the barriers to its…

January 18, 2023

Pro mujer and Conicet unveiled a study on breast cancer prevention
A study devised by Pro Mujer and conducted by Silvina Arrossi, Lucila Szwarc, Ana Mazzadi and Agustina Thorne reveals the educational, social and economic barriers that prevent many women from accessing early detection of breast cancer in Latin America. This type of cancer is the most frequent among Latin American women, with more than 200,000…

January 30, 2023