Women infected with HIV are five times more likely to be diagnosed with cervical because
HIV infection weakens the immune system thus reducing the body's ability to fight infections …

Introduction: Cervical cancer is an AIDS-related sickness, since HIV-positive women have a
higher incidence of persistent HPV infection, which increases the risk of developing …

Background: The enhanced risk of cervical cancer among women with human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) stems from the close association between HIV and increased …

Purpose This study focused on identifying the determinants of cervical cancer screening
practices among HIV-infected and uninfected women attending Bingham University …

Cervical cancer is a major global health problem, with nearly 528,000 new cases occurring
each year worldwide. Each year an estimated 275,000 women die from the disease with …

Background: Cervical cancer is the commonest cause of cancer-related morbidity and
mortality among women in developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Screening for …

Background Cervical cancer is the 2nd most common cancer in women globally
representing 13% of female cancers and accounting for 11% of the total cancer deaths …

Although cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in low
resource settings, uptake of cancer screening services in health facilities is low. Persistent …

BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer currently ranks the commonest gynecological cancer in
Nigeria. This could be attributed to poor performance of screening strategies due to …

Methods The study was a comparative cross-sectional study, conducted at BHUTH among
HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women. A structured interviewer-administered …