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HIV-infected women are at a risk of developing abnormal lesions of the uterine cervix. The objective of this study was to determine factors associated with normal or abnormal Papanicolaou (Pap) smear among HIV-infected women. A case–control study was conducted; case and control were defined as HIV-infected women ≥18 years with an abnormal and normal Pap smear, respectively. A logistic regression analysis was performed, and the Odds Ratio (OR) was calculated with its 95% Confidence Interval (CI). We included 368 patients, and the mean age was 36.83 years (SD ± 9.81), similar between cases and controls. Regarding cases, 30.50% ( n  = 43) had an alcohol consumption (AC), 75.18% ( n  = 106) were on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and 37.74% ( n  = 40) were in virologic failure (VF). About controls, 18.02% ( n  = 41) had AC, 85.02% ( n  = 193) were on ART, and 23.12% ( n  = 40) were in VF. In multivariate analysis, AC [OR: 1.77 (1.06–2.95)], VF [OR: 2.41 (1.55–3.74)], and ART [OR: 0.07 (0.02–0.23)] were significant factors. The risk factors associated with an abnormal Pap smear were AC and VF. ART was a protective factor. Therefore, besides scheduled Pap smear, human papillomavirus screening/immunization, VF, and ART should be strictly reinforced, and AC should be mitigated.

Factors associated with normal or abnormal Papanicolaou smear among HIV-infected women at a national hospital in Lima, Peru, 2012–2015