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| Title |
Cervical cancer risk factors among HIV-infected Nigerian women
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, June 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-582 |
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| Authors |
Uzoma Ononogbu, Maryam Almujtaba, Fatima Modibbo, Ishak Lawal, Richard Offiong, Olayinka Olaniyan, Patrick Dakum, Donna Spiegelman, William Blattner, Clement Adebamowo |
| Abstract |
Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer among women worldwide, and in Nigeria it is the second most common female cancer. Cervical cancer is an AIDS-defining cancer; however, HIV only marginally increases the risk of cervical pre-cancer and cancer. In this study, we examine the risk factors for cervical pre-cancer and cancer among HIV-positive women screened for cervical cancer at two medical institutions in Abuja, Nigeria. A total of 2,501 HIV-positive women participating in the cervical cancer screen-and-treat program in Abuja, Nigeria consented to this study and provided socio-demographic and clinical information. Log-binomial models were used to calculate relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) for the risk factors of cervical pre-cancer and cancer. There was a 6% prevalence of cervical pre-cancer and cancer in the study population of HIV-positive women. The risk of screening positivity or invasive cancer diagnosis reduced with increasing age, with women aged 40 years and older having the lowest risk (RR=0.4; 95%CI=0.2-0.7). Women with a CD4 count of 650 per mm3 or more also had lower risk of screening positivity or invasive cancer diagnosis (RR=0.3, 95%CI=0.2-0.6). Other factors such as having had 5 or more abortions (RR=1.8, 95%CI=1.0-3.6) and the presence of other vaginal wall abnormalities (RR=1.9, 95%CI=1.3-2.8) were associated with screening positivity or invasive cancer diagnosis. The prevalence of screening positive lesions or cervical cancer was lower than most previous reports from Africa. HIV-positive Nigerian women were at a marginally increased risk of cervical pre-cancer and cancer. These findings highlight the need for more epidemiological studies of cervical cancer and pre-cancerous lesions among HIV-positive women in Africa and an improved understanding of incidence and risk factors. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Unknown | 3 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Scientists | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 245 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 59 | 24% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 30 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 9% |
| Researcher | 22 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 21 | 8% |
| Other | 33 | 13% |
| Unknown | 62 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 90 | 36% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 44 | 18% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 2% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 21 | 8% |
| Unknown | 73 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 July 2013.
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#7,369,334
of 23,225,652 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#7,763
of 15,162 outputs
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#63,989
of 199,162 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#131
of 249 outputs
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