Risk factors for VIA positivity and determinants of screening attendances in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tanzania is among the countries in the world where the cervical cancer incidence is estimated to be highest. Acknowledging an increase in the burden of cervical cancer, VIA was implemented as a regional cervical cancer screening stra...
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| author | Kahesa Crispin Kjaer Susanne Ngoma Twalib Mwaiselage Julius Dartell Myassa Iftner Thomas Rasch Vibeke |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tanzania is among the countries in the world where the cervical cancer incidence is estimated to be highest. Acknowledging an increase in the burden of cervical cancer, VIA was implemented as a regional cervical cancer screening strategy in Tanzania in 2002. With the aim of describing risk factors for VIA positivity and determinants of screening attendances in Tanzania, this paper present the results from a comparative analysis performed among women who are reached and not reached by the screening program”.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>14 107 women aged 25–59 enrolled in a cervical cancer screening program in Dar es Salaam in the period 2002 – 2008. The women underwent VIA examination and took part in a structured questionnaire interview. Socioeconomic characteristics, sexual behavior, HIV status and high-risk (HR) HPV infection were determined in a subpopulation of 890 who participated and 845 who did not participate in the screening.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Being widowed/separated OR=1.41 (95% CI: 1.17-1.66), of high parity OR=3.19 (95% CI: 1.84-5.48) of low education OR= 4.30 (95% CI: 3.50-5.31) and married at a young age OR=2.17 (95% CI: 1.37-3.07) were associated with being VIA positive. Women who participated in the screening were more likely to be HIV positive OR= 1.59 (95% CI. 1.14-2.25) in comparison with women who had never attended screening, while no difference was found in the prevalence of HR-HPV infection among women who had attended screening and women who had not attended screening.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Women who are widowed/separated, of high parity, of low education and married at a young age are more likely to be VIA positive and thus at risk of developing cervical cancer. The study further documents that a referral linkage between the HIV care and treatment program and the cervical cancer screening program is in place in the setting studied, where HIV positive were more likely to participate in the cervical cancer screening program than HIV negative women.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e324e165fbd0451dbde7c7bd5f30b7f52022-12-21T20:28:49ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582012-12-01121105510.1186/1471-2458-12-1055Risk factors for VIA positivity and determinants of screening attendances in Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaKahesa CrispinKjaer SusanneNgoma TwalibMwaiselage JuliusDartell MyassaIftner ThomasRasch Vibeke<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tanzania is among the countries in the world where the cervical cancer incidence is estimated to be highest. Acknowledging an increase in the burden of cervical cancer, VIA was implemented as a regional cervical cancer screening strategy in Tanzania in 2002. With the aim of describing risk factors for VIA positivity and determinants of screening attendances in Tanzania, this paper present the results from a comparative analysis performed among women who are reached and not reached by the screening program”.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>14 107 women aged 25–59 enrolled in a cervical cancer screening program in Dar es Salaam in the period 2002 – 2008. The women underwent VIA examination and took part in a structured questionnaire interview. Socioeconomic characteristics, sexual behavior, HIV status and high-risk (HR) HPV infection were determined in a subpopulation of 890 who participated and 845 who did not participate in the screening.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Being widowed/separated OR=1.41 (95% CI: 1.17-1.66), of high parity OR=3.19 (95% CI: 1.84-5.48) of low education OR= 4.30 (95% CI: 3.50-5.31) and married at a young age OR=2.17 (95% CI: 1.37-3.07) were associated with being VIA positive. Women who participated in the screening were more likely to be HIV positive OR= 1.59 (95% CI. 1.14-2.25) in comparison with women who had never attended screening, while no difference was found in the prevalence of HR-HPV infection among women who had attended screening and women who had not attended screening.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Women who are widowed/separated, of high parity, of low education and married at a young age are more likely to be VIA positive and thus at risk of developing cervical cancer. The study further documents that a referral linkage between the HIV care and treatment program and the cervical cancer screening program is in place in the setting studied, where HIV positive were more likely to participate in the cervical cancer screening program than HIV negative women.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1055Cervical cancerScreeningVIAHPVHIVTanzania |
| spellingShingle | Kahesa Crispin Kjaer Susanne Ngoma Twalib Mwaiselage Julius Dartell Myassa Iftner Thomas Rasch Vibeke Risk factors for VIA positivity and determinants of screening attendances in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania BMC Public Health Cervical cancer Screening VIA HPV HIV Tanzania |
| title | Risk factors for VIA positivity and determinants of screening attendances in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| title_full | Risk factors for VIA positivity and determinants of screening attendances in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Risk factors for VIA positivity and determinants of screening attendances in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk factors for VIA positivity and determinants of screening attendances in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| title_short | Risk factors for VIA positivity and determinants of screening attendances in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| title_sort | risk factors for via positivity and determinants of screening attendances in dar es salaam tanzania |
| topic | Cervical cancer Screening VIA HPV HIV Tanzania |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1055 |
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