Is There a Role for Passive Smoking in Cervical Neoplasia- A Study

Abstract

BACKGROUND Many proved studies link active cigarette smoking to cervical neoplasia, but very less information and evidence is known about the role of passive smoking and its effect on cervix and its epithelium. The main aim and objective of our study is to examine household passive smoke exposure and its role in development of cervical neoplasia. MATERIALS AND METHODS Our study included 100 women visiting outpatient STD Clinic, King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam in the months of July and August 2017. Out of 100 randomly selected women 50 women were non-smokers but exposed to passive smoking and another 50 women were non-smokers and not exposed to passive smoking. All of them were subjected to Pap smear testing. Chi-square test and 'p' values have been calculated. Study Design-This is an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study done at a single point of time by assessing Pap smear tests in various categories of selected women. Study Setting-The study was conducted in hundred women attending the