The pattern of cervical cytology in Obstetrics and Gynaecology clinics in Nnewi, South-Eastern Nigeria

Cervical Cancer Screening In Benin City, South-South Nigeria

“…Studies in Ibadan, Enugu and Nnewi reported normal smear (Lesion negative) rates of 55.3%, 88% and 58% respectively. 5,7,8 An inflammatory smear rate of 14.6% in our study is low compared to 52. 7% and 35.6% reported in Lagos and Ibadan respectively.…”

“…3 Cervical screening programs have been reported in few centres in Nigeria, many of which are in South-Western part and South-Eastern part of Nigeria. [5][6][7][8] This study is a prospective study from August 2008 -July 2012. The aim of this study is to evaluate the cytopathological profile of cervical smear of women that came for voluntary screening in a teaching hospital setting in Benin City, South-South Nigeria.…”

Regular condom use tends to decrease cervical lesions in resident-commercial sex workers in Sub-Saharan Africa

“…This information partially agrees with the rate observed in another study among Hungarian female sex workers, (15) where 82.4% are negative for cervical lesion but dissimilar to the 88% reported in obstetrics and gynaecology clinics in Nnewi, Nigeria. (16) We also disagree with the study conducted among women with unhealthy cervix in a rural population of a developing country (17) in which normal smear showed (58%) from the entire participants screened. The disparity may be due in part to sample size and study population, and have been reported.…”

“…Multivariate and simple logistic regression was conducted to understand the effect of age, customer daily patronage, sex duration, condom usage, consumption of alcohol, hard drugs, anal intercourse, oral sex practices and age at first exposure as the likelihood that resident CSWs in Benin City may be exposed to cervical lesions. Age range [13][14][15][16][17][18][19] . The default value, (i.e.…”