Screening, prevalence, and risk factors for cervical lesions among HIV positive and HIV negative women in Swaziland

Cervical Cancer (CC) is the number one cancer among women in sub-Saharan Africa. Although CC is preventable, most women in developing countries do not have access to screening. This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence and risk factors for cervical lesions using visual ins...

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Published in:BMC public health 2017-02, Vol.17 (1), p.218-218, Article 218
Main Authors: Jolly, Pauline E, Mthethwa-Hleta, Simangele, Padilla, Luz A, Pettis, Jessica, Winston, ShaCoria, Akinyemiju, Tomi F, Turner, Hannah J, Ejiawoko, Amarachi, Brooks, Raina, Preko, Lena, Preko, Peter O
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetic acid
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Adult
Age
AIDS
Cancer
Cancer screening
Care and treatment
Cellular biology
Cervical cancer
Cervical lesions
Cervix
Clinics
Colposcopy
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cryotherapy
Developing countries
Diagnosis
Female
Health aspects
HIV
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV patients
HIV positive women
HIV Seronegativity
HIV Seropositivity
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human papillomavirus
Humans
Infections
Inspection
LDCs
Lentivirus
Lesions
Mass Screening - statistics & numerical data
Medical screening
Middle Aged
Precancerous Conditions - epidemiology
Prevalence
Public health
Questionnaires
Retroviridae
Risk analysis
Risk Factors
Sexual Partners
Sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - complications
Sociodemographics
STD
Swaziland
Swaziland - epidemiology
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - diagnosis
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - epidemiology
VIA
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:Cervical Cancer (CC) is the number one cancer among women in sub-Saharan Africa. Although CC is preventable, most women in developing countries do not have access to screening. This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence and risk factors for cervical lesions using visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) among 112 HIV positive and 161 negative women aged 18-69 years. The presence of cervical lesions was greater among HIV positive (22.9%) than HIV negative women (5.7%; p 
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-017-4120-3