Predictors of Precancerous Cervical Lesions Among Women Screened for Cervical Cancer in Bahir Dar Town, Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study

Purpose: Cancer of the cervix is the second most common cancer among women worldwide. Despite it is a serious public health problem in Sub-Saharan African countries including Ethiopia, formation on predictor of the precancerous cervical lesion is not well documented, particularly in the study area....

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Veröffentlicht in:Cancer management and research 2020-01, Vol.12, p.6331-6339
Hauptverfasser: Alamiraw, Jerusalem Azene, Asres, Abiyot Wolie, Adella, Getachew Asmare
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose: Cancer of the cervix is the second most common cancer among women worldwide. Despite it is a serious public health problem in Sub-Saharan African countries including Ethiopia, formation on predictor of the precancerous cervical lesion is not well documented, particularly in the study area. This study aimed to identify the predictors of precancerous cervical lesions among women screened for cervical cancer in Bahir Dar town, North West Ethiopia, 2018/19. Patient and Methods: Institution-based unmatched case-control study was conducted in selected health facilities in Bahir Dar town from November 15, 2018, to January 16, 2019. Data were collected from 102 cases and 305 controls using an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire and entered into Epi Data version 3.1, then export to SPSS version 23 for analysis. Variables with P-value
ISSN:1179-1322
1179-1322
DOI:10.2147/CMAR.S258167