Open AccessPrecancerous Cervical Lesions Among HIV-Infected Women Attending HIV Care and Treatment Clinics in Southwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Lidiya Gutema Lemu,
Biruktawit Fekade Woldu,
Natnael Eshetu Teke,
Nardos Delelegn Bogale,
Ermias Ayalew Wondimenew
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of women's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 1179-1411
DOI - 10.2147/ijwh.s295137
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer , cross sectional study , incidence (geometry) , logistic regression , gynecology , obstetrics , cancer , pathology , physics , optics
Despite being one of the few cancers that can be prevented with simple testing, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women. HIV-positive women showed a median three-fold higher incidence of cervical lesions.