Open AccessHuman immunodeficiency virus seroprevalence in patients with invasive cervical cancer in Zaria, North-Western Nigeria
Author(s) -
Adamu Abdullahi,
Muhammad Inuwa Mustapha,
Dawotola Ayorinde David,
Olasinde Tajudeen Ayodeji
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/aam.aam_37_17
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer , seroprevalence , malignancy , cervix , cancer , radiation therapy , retrospective cohort study , immunology , serology , antibody
Cervical cancer is the commonest gynecological malignancy in our environment and is an Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)-associated malignancy. Documented data on the Human Immune-deficiency Virus (HIV) seroprevalence among patients with cervical cancer in our environment are scarce.