دورية أكاديمية
Prevalence of precancerous lesions and other cervical abnormalities among internally displaced women in Benue State Nigeria.
| العنوان: | Prevalence of precancerous lesions and other cervical abnormalities among internally displaced women in Benue State Nigeria. |
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| المؤلفون: | Ngwibete A; Pan African University Life and Earth Sciences Institute (including Health and Agriculture)-PAULESI, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria., Ogunbode O; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria., Swende LT; Department of Family Medicine, Federal Medical Center Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria., Agbada MM; Département des Sciences de la Population et du Développement, Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion, Université de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, République Démocratique du Congo., Omigbodun A; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. |
| المصدر: | The Pan African medical journal [Pan Afr Med J] 2024 Feb 07; Vol. 47, pp. 50. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 07 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: African Field Epidemiology Network Country of Publication: Uganda NLM ID: 101517926 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1937-8688 (Electronic) NLM ISO Abbreviation: Pan Afr Med J Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Kampala, Uganda : African Field Epidemiology Network |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*/epidemiology , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*/diagnosis , Precancerous Conditions*/epidemiology , Precancerous Conditions*/pathology , Early Detection of Cancer*, Humans ; Female ; Nigeria/epidemiology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Prevalence ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Young Adult ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Mass Screening/methods ; Refugees/statistics & numerical data ; Sexual Behavior/statistics & numerical data ; Acetic Acid ; Sexual Partners ; Adolescent ; Smoking/epidemiology |
| مستخلص: | Introduction: visual inspection is a low-cost screening strategy that can be used to prevent cervical cancer in women. These techniques can improve screening health outcomes for internally displaced women (IDW) who have poor sexual and reproductive health and rights' behaviors and outcomes. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of precancerous lesions and other clinical features using a visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) technique during a cervical cancer screening campaign in two internally displaced people (IDP) camps in Benue State, Nigeria. Methods: this was a cross-sectional study of 166 IDW who voluntarily participated in the study during a VIA cervical cancer screening campaign in two IDP camps in Benue State, Nigeria the screening was done by a group of qualified and trained healthcare workers and data was collected using a structured, pretested questionnaire. Results: a total of 99(60%) of the women had a first sexual experience at 16 years, while 78(47%) had more than 5 full-term pregnancies. Although only 72(43.4%) of the women acknowledged having more than one sexual partner, over 70% of the women stated that their sexual partner had another sexual partner. The prevalence of precancerous lesions among women was 10.8%. Smoking(p=0.003), age at menarche (p≤ 0.001) and sexual behaviors (p=0.009, p=0.004) were factors that had a statistically significant relationship with the presence of a precancerous lesion among the IDW. The study also highlights the high rate (95%) of cervicitis among the women and the relatively high rate (5.4%) of leukoplakia. Conclusion: the majority of IDW had sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics that predisposed them to developing cervical cancer More targeted interventions aimed at improving the sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics of IDW are recommended. In addition, there is a need to create awareness about cervical cancer among IDW and make screening available in camp facilities for early detection and management. Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests. (Copyright: Atenchong Ngwibete et al.) |
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| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Africa; Internally displaced persons; Visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA); cervical cancer; precancerous lesions |
| المشرفين على المادة: | Q40Q9N063P (Acetic Acid) |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20240429 Date Completed: 20240429 Latest Revision: 20240430 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240430 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC11055184 |
| DOI: | 10.11604/pamj.2024.47.50.39721 |
| PMID: | 38681110 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1937-8688 |
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| DOI: | 10.11604/pamj.2024.47.50.39721 |