Table 1 MEDLINE and Embase search strategy

1. Cervi* canc*.mp. [mp = title, abstract, full text, caption text]

2. cervi* neoplas*.mp. [mp = title, abstract, full text, caption text]

3. cervi* carcinom*.mp. [mp = title, abstract, full text, caption text]

4. cervi* dysplas*.mp. [mp = title, abstract, full text, caption text]

1. 5.cervi* intraepithelial neoplas*.mp. [mp = title, abstract, full text, caption text]

5. treat* or therap*.mp. [mp = title, abstract, full text, caption text]

6. chemotherap* .mp. [mp = title, abstract, full text, caption text]

7. surger*.mp. [mp = title, abstract, full text, caption text]

8. radiation adj3 therap*.mp. [mp = title, abstract, full text, caption text]

9. cryotherap*.mp. [mp = title, abstract, full text, caption text]

10. HIV positive.mp. [mp = title, abstract, full text, caption text]

11. hiv seropositiv*.mp. [mp = title, abstract, full text, caption text]

12. hiv.mp. [mp = title, abstract, full text, caption text]

13. developing countr*.mp. [mp = title, abstract, full text, caption text]

14. underdeveloped countr*.mp. [mp = title, abstract, full text, caption text]

15. low income countr*.mp. [mp = title, abstract, full text, caption text]

16. low resource countr*.mp. [mp = title, abstract, full text, caption text]

17. low resource setting*.mp. [mp = title, abstract, full text, caption text]

18. developing countries.mp. [mp = title, abstract, full text, caption text]

19. 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5

20. 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10

21. 11 or 12 or 13

22. 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19

2. 24.20 and 21 and 22 and 23