| dc.contributor.author | Gichangi, P | |
| dc.contributor.author | Vuyst, H. De | |
| dc.contributor.author | Estambale, B | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rogo, K | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bwayo, J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Temmerman, M | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-16T12:05:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-02-16T12:05:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2001 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Gichangi, P., De Vuyst, H., Estambale, B., Rogo, K., Bwayo, J., & Temmerman, M. (2002). HIV and cervical cancer in Kenya. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 76(1), 55-63. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.tum.ac.ke/handle/123456789/17396 | |
| dc.description | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7292(01)00560-4 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Objecti es: To determine the effect of the HIV epidemic on invasive cervical cancer in Kenya. Methods: Of the
3902 women who were diagnosed with reproductive tract malignancies at Kenyatta National Hospital KNH from Ž .
1989 to 1998, 85% had invasive cervical cancer. Age at presentation and severity of cervical cancer were studied for a
9-year period when national HIV prevalence went from 5% to 5 10%, to 10 15%. Results: There was no significant
change in either age at presentation or severity of cervical cancer. Of the 118 5% women who were tested for HIV, Ž .
36 31% were seropositive. These women were 5 years younger at presentation than HIV-negative women. Ž .
Conclusions: A two- to three-fold increase in HIV prevalence in Kenya did not seem to have a proportional effect on
the incidence of cervical cancer. Yet, HIV-positive women who presented with cervical cancer were significantly
younger than HIV-negative women. 2002 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. All rights
reserved. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOMBASA | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | HIV | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cervical cancer | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kenya | en_US |
| dc.title | HIV and cervical cancer in Kenya | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
