A case-control study of cancer of the uterine cervix in Uganda.
As part of an epidemiological study of cancer in Uganda, we investigated social, sexual and reproductive factors in relation to the risk of cancer of the uterine cervix. Patients with all cancer types or with benign tumours were recruited from hospitals in Kampala, Uganda, interviewed about various...
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| author | Newton, R Ziegler, J Casabonne, D Beral, V Mbidde, E Carpenter, L Maxwell Parkin, D Wabinga, H Mbulaiteye, S Jaffe, H |
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| description | As part of an epidemiological study of cancer in Uganda, we investigated social, sexual and reproductive factors in relation to the risk of cancer of the uterine cervix. Patients with all cancer types or with benign tumours were recruited from hospitals in Kampala, Uganda, interviewed about various demographic and lifestyle factors and tested for antibodies against the human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV). The case-control study reported here involves 702 HIV-seronegative women, 343 of whom were diagnosed with cancer of the uterine cervix. Key findings were that the risk of cervical cancer increased linearly with the number of pregnancies [chi2(1)=44.7; P<0.0001]; a woman reporting having had 10 or more children had a roughly seven-fold increase in risk of the tumour as compared with women reporting fewer than four pregnancies (odds ratio=7.1; 95% confidence interval 3.8-13.2). The risk also varied inversely with age at first reported sexual intercourse [chi2(1)=8.4; P=0.004], perhaps reflecting an earlier age of infection with human papillomavirus, the main causal agent. These results are in line with those reported from studies in other countries. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:1a8368d3-80b7-4a92-a7c9-0bae778d91942022-03-26T10:55:14ZA case-control study of cancer of the uterine cervix in Uganda.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:1a8368d3-80b7-4a92-a7c9-0bae778d9194EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2007Newton, RZiegler, JCasabonne, DBeral, VMbidde, ECarpenter, LMaxwell Parkin, DWabinga, HMbulaiteye, SJaffe, HAs part of an epidemiological study of cancer in Uganda, we investigated social, sexual and reproductive factors in relation to the risk of cancer of the uterine cervix. Patients with all cancer types or with benign tumours were recruited from hospitals in Kampala, Uganda, interviewed about various demographic and lifestyle factors and tested for antibodies against the human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV). The case-control study reported here involves 702 HIV-seronegative women, 343 of whom were diagnosed with cancer of the uterine cervix. Key findings were that the risk of cervical cancer increased linearly with the number of pregnancies [chi2(1)=44.7; P<0.0001]; a woman reporting having had 10 or more children had a roughly seven-fold increase in risk of the tumour as compared with women reporting fewer than four pregnancies (odds ratio=7.1; 95% confidence interval 3.8-13.2). The risk also varied inversely with age at first reported sexual intercourse [chi2(1)=8.4; P=0.004], perhaps reflecting an earlier age of infection with human papillomavirus, the main causal agent. These results are in line with those reported from studies in other countries. |
| spellingShingle | Newton, R Ziegler, J Casabonne, D Beral, V Mbidde, E Carpenter, L Maxwell Parkin, D Wabinga, H Mbulaiteye, S Jaffe, H A case-control study of cancer of the uterine cervix in Uganda. |
| title | A case-control study of cancer of the uterine cervix in Uganda. |
| title_full | A case-control study of cancer of the uterine cervix in Uganda. |
| title_fullStr | A case-control study of cancer of the uterine cervix in Uganda. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case-control study of cancer of the uterine cervix in Uganda. |
| title_short | A case-control study of cancer of the uterine cervix in Uganda. |
| title_sort | case control study of cancer of the uterine cervix in uganda |
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