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HIV and cervical cancer in Kenya

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Publication Date
2002-01
Author
Gichangi, P.
De Vuyst, H.
Estambale, Benson B.
Rogo, K.
Bwayo, J.
Temmerman, M.
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Objectives: To determine the effect of the HIV epidemic on invasive cervical cancer in Kenya. Methods: Of the 3902 women who were diagnosed with reproductive tract malignancies at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) from 1989 to 1998, 85% had invasive cervical cancer. Age at presentation and severity of cervical cancer were studied for a 9‐year period when national HIV prevalence went from 5% to 5–10%, to 10–15%. Results:There was no significant change in either age at presentation or severity of cervical cancer. Of the 118 (5%) women who were tested for HIV, 36 (31%) were seropositive. These women were 5 years younger at presentation than HIV‐negative women. Conclusions: A two‐ to three‐fold increase in HIV prevalence in Kenya did not seem to have a proportional effect on the incidence of cervical cancer. Yet, HIV‐positive women who presented with cervical cancer were significantly younger than HIV‐negative women.

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HIV; cervical cancer; Kenya
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International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
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https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1016/S0020-7292%2801%2900560-4
http://ir.jooust.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2558
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