Title
Factors associated with normal or abnormal Papanicolaou smear among HIV-infected women at a national hospital in Lima, Peru, 2012–2015
Date Issued
01 January 2022
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Routledge
Abstract
HIV-infected women are at a risk of developing abnormal lesions of the uterine cervix. The objective of this study was to determine factors associated with normal or abnormal Papanicolaou (Pap) smear among HIV-infected women. A case–control study was conducted; case and control were defined as HIV-infected women ≥18 years with an abnormal and normal Pap smear, respectively. A logistic regression analysis was performed, and the Odds Ratio (OR) was calculated with its 95% Confidence Interval (CI). We included 368 patients, and the mean age was 36.83 years (SD ± 9.81), similar between cases and controls. Regarding cases, 30.50% (n = 43) had an alcohol consumption (AC), 75.18% (n = 106) were on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and 37.74% (n = 40) were in virologic failure (VF). About controls, 18.02% (n = 41) had AC, 85.02% (n = 193) were on ART, and 23.12% (n = 40) were in VF. In multivariate analysis, AC [OR: 1.77 (1.06–2.95)], VF [OR: 2.41 (1.55–3.74)], and ART [OR: 0.07 (0.02–0.23)] were significant factors. The risk factors associated with an abnormal Pap smear were AC and VF. ART was a protective factor. Therefore, besides scheduled Pap smear, human papillomavirus screening/immunization, VF, and ART should be strictly reinforced, and AC should be mitigated.
Start page
1264
End page
1267
Volume
34
Issue
10
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Salud pública, Salud ambiental
Obstetricia, Ginecología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85119484365
PubMed ID
Source
AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
ISSN of the container
09540121
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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