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This study compared the yield, accuracy, performance of polymerase chain reaction (PCR), urine egg microscopy, and colposcopy. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 143 female participants from S. haematobium-endemic communities in the West Region of Cameroon between July and August 2024. Participants underwent urine microscopy, genital swab PCR, and colposcopy, and a two-class latent class analysis model was developed using the R package poLCA. Results: PCR yielded the highest positivity rate (73.4%), followed by urine egg microscopy (29.4%) and colposcopy\/Visual FGS (23.08%). Among women with visual FGS, 68.75% were PCR-positive and had a lower median Ct value (29.6) than PCR-negative women (32.8) by SYBR Green PCR. 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