Open AccessIntegrating cervical cancer screening with HIV care in a district hospital in Abuja, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Solomon Odafe,
Kwasi Torpey,
Hadiza Khamofu,
Edward Adekola Oladele,
Oluwasanmi Adedokun,
Otto Nzapfurundi Chabikuli,
Halima Mukaddas,
Yelwa Usman,
Bolatito Aiyenigba,
Macpaul Okoye
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.114590
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer , referral , logistic regression , reproductive health , family medicine , health care , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , obstetrics , cancer , gynecology , environmental health , population , economics , economic growth
Human immunodeficiency virus positive (HIV+) women have a higher risk of developing invasive cervical cancer compared with uninfected women. This study aims to document programmatic experience of integrating cervical cancer screening using Visual Inspection and Acetic Acid (VIA) into HIV care as well as to describe patients' characteristics associated with positive VIA findings amongst HIV+ women.